Passport backlog surges to nearly 2.2M as applicants wait up to 24 weeks
The passport application backlog has surged to about 2.2 million as a security procedure’s “operational issues” add several weeks to wait times, according to Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. A State Department official tells Fox there are currently approximately 2,170,000 passport applications pending adjudication. BLINKEN: AMERICANS CAN PICK THEIR PASSPORT GENDER When the government receives a passport…