Senate Judiciary Democrats formally request investigations in Trump Administration’s indefinite processing holds on previously approved green card and naturalization applications

On April 22, 2026, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee formally requested an independent investigation from the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) into the Trump Administration’s pause on numerous immigration case types. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats wrote,  

“The Trump Administration has summarily halted most immigrant benefits processing for immigration applicants from 39 countries, stopped visa processing for immigrant visa applicants from 75 countries, and ended most refugee and asylum processing. At the same time, the Administration has threatened to conduct a so-called “re-review” of individuals from 39 countries approved for any immigration benefit under the Biden Administration—including those who have since become U.S. citizens—and refugees and asylum seekers. 

The Administration has provided little explanation for the basis for these sweeping changes, leaving immigrants and their families, employers, and communities completely lost as to how to comply with immigration laws, maintain status, and avoid arbitrary immigration enforcement.” 

Read the press release from the Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats here and their letter to the GAO here.