The MAVNI program was established in 2009 to allow immigrants with certain skills to become naturalized U.S. citizens after completing basic training and enlisting in the armed forces. According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Annual Report in June of 2017, as of 2016, USCIS completed 9,822 MAVNI naturalizations with an average processing time of 147 days. Now, lengthy processing times and delays are creating major problems in the program. Recently, the Pentagon began considering