Immigration Courts recorded receiving 1,077,916 new cases so far in FY
2023 as of July 2023. This compares with
536,490 cases that the court completed during this period.
0.62%
based on alleged criminal activity
According to court records, only 0.62% of FY 2023 new cases
sought deportation orders based on any alleged criminal activity of the immigrant, apart from
possible illegal entry.
536,490
court cases closed so far in FY 2023
Immigration Court recorded closing 536,490 cases so far in FY
2023 as of July 2023.
2,503,251
cases in the Immigration Court backlog
At the end of July 2023, 2,503,251 active cases were pending
before the Immigration Court.
Miami-Dade County, FL
has most pending Immigration Court deportation cases
County
Count
Miami-Dade County, FL
115,403
Los Angeles County, CA
84,232
Queens County, NY
71,474
Harris County, TX
70,863
Kings County, NY
59,440
Miami-Dade County, FL, has the most residents with pending Immigration Court
deportation cases (as of the end of July 2023).
198,658
immigrants ordered deported by immigration judges this year
So far this fiscal year (through July 2023), immigration judges have issued
removal and voluntary departure orders in 39.5% of completed cases, totaling
198,658 deportation orders.
Oklahoma
had highest proportion ordered deported this month
Among Immigration Court cases completed in July 2023, immigrants in
Oklahoma had the highest proportion ordered removed.
Vermont residents had the lowest proportion ordered removed.
Honduras
top nationality ordered deported
Nationality
Deported
Honduras
43,049
Guatemala
39,415
Mexico
22,934
Nicaragua
17,262
El Salvador
14,729
So far in FY 2023 (through July 2023), immigrants from
Honduras top list of nationalities with largest number ordered deported.
17.9%
were represented in cases when removal ordered
Only 17.9% of immigrants, including unaccompanied children, had an attorney to
assist them in Immigration Court cases when a removal order was issued in
July 2023 .
21,588
bond hearings held by immigration judges
Immigration judges have held 21,588 bond hearings so far in FY
2023 (through July 2023). Of these 6,714 were
granted bond.