{
  "id": 16286003,
  "title": "US citizenship approvals plunge 72%; with staggering 13-month average wait time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/us-citizenship-approvals-plunge-72-with-staggering-13-month-average",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:59:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-citizenship-approvals-plunge-72-with-staggering-13-month-average-wait-time-101792816687436.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US citizenship approvals fell 72% in the first eight months of 2026, while the backlog grew beyond 800,000 and average waits neared 13 months.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}