USCIS recorded 139 Cuban-route residency approvals from April through June 2026

Permanent residency approvals processed under the Cuban Adjustment Act totaled 139 during the second quarter of 2026. Two years earlier, the total was 49,965. The difference amounts to a 99.72% decline, according to the official immigration figures cited in the evidence. The balance shows a pronounced contraction in favorable decisions.

The April-through-June count also shows that unfavorable decisions dominated the period. USCIS denied 447 cases, more than three out of every four decisions made during those three months. The period covers April, May and June. That figure accompanies the reduction in approvals and shows the shift from both sides of the balance: there were not only fewer favorable decisions, but denials also made up most of the decisions counted.

The trend was not limited to the quarterly total. Only 15 approvals were recorded in January 2026, a low monthly figure. That month coincided with a halt by USCIS in decisions on residency and work permit applications. The January figure provides another sign of the slowdown in processing and should be distinguished from the April-through-June balance.

The share of resolved applications that were approved also changed sharply. The rate fell from 98.7% in 2024 to 23.7% in 2026, a shift that complements the drop in the number of approvals. These are different indicators: one expresses the proportion of favorable decisions among resolved cases, while the other counts approvals during a given period. Both show the change over two years.

The number of pending cases exceeds 342,000, another indicator cited alongside the decline in approvals. That figure broadens the context of immigration processing and is distinct from the count of applications approved or denied during the quarter. The available data therefore combine a decline in favorable decisions, a high share of denials and a large number of cases that remain pending.