I don't want to comment until we know what is going on.
However, it would be very unfair to deal with the newcomers first and make those who have already been waiting for over a year wait even longer.
What bothers me, however, is that it is precisely those who already have their permit, some of whom received it in a much shorter time,-look at there timeline-
who are now the ones who are crying out the loudest when some people find this additional waiting time unjustified...that's just not fair...sorry