Because USCIS posts "Case Processing Times," the average petitioner is tricked into believing unreasonable delay is ok, and deterred from challenging that in court with a mandamus lawsuit. This is a mistake. 🙅‍♂️ Courts can be rightly skeptical of USCIS statistics. To quote 6th Circuit, "We find it unhelpful to fixate on the average snail's pace when comparing snails against snails in a snails' race." Garcia v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., 25 F.4th 430, 454 (6th Cir. 2022). ⚖️ -curtis https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/