{"id":2101,"date":"2020-04-14T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2020-04-14T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:00:32","slug":"passport-delays-amidst-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/14\/passport-delays-amidst-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Passport Delays Amidst COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-9.53.33-AM-1024x627.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-9.53.33-AM-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-9.53.33-AM-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-9.53.33-AM-768x470.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Jerry Galindo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Passport-Delays.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The United States\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u00a0State has\u00a0issued\u00a0a\u00a0update on April 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0regarding\u00a0processing times surrounding\u00a0US Passport Applications. 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