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1,262,309
new court cases recorded so far in FY 2023
Immigration Courts recorded receiving 1,262,309 new cases so far in FY 2023 as of August 2023. This compares with 606,962 cases that the court completed during this period.
0.59%
based on alleged criminal activity
According to court records, only 0.59% of FY 2023 new cases sought deportation orders based on any alleged criminal activity of the immigrant, apart from possible illegal entry.
606,962
court cases closed so far in FY 2023
Immigration Court recorded closing 606,962 cases so far in FY 2023 as of August 2023.
2,620,591
cases in the Immigration Court backlog
At the end of August 2023, 2,620,591 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 117,046
Los Angeles County, CA 86,204
Queens County, NY 75,342
Harris County, TX 72,791
Kings County, NY 62,219
Miami-Dade County, FL, has the most residents with pending Immigration Court deportation cases (as of the end of August 2023).
223,570
immigrants ordered deported by immigration judges this year
So far this fiscal year (through August 2023), immigration judges have issued removal and voluntary departure orders in 39.4% of completed cases, totaling 223,570 deportation orders.
Montana
had highest proportion ordered deported this month
Among Immigration Court cases completed in August 2023, immigrants in Montana had the highest proportion ordered removed. Vermont residents had the lowest proportion ordered removed.
Honduras
top nationality ordered deported
Nationality Deported
Honduras 48,294
Guatemala 43,661
Mexico 25,827
Nicaragua 19,748
El Salvador 16,222
So far in FY 2023 (through August 2023), immigrants from Honduras top list of nationalities with largest number ordered deported.
16.4%
were represented in cases when removal ordered
Only 16.4% of immigrants, including unaccompanied children, had an attorney to assist them in Immigration Court cases when a removal order was issued in August 2023 .
24,272
bond hearings held by immigration judges
Immigration judges have held 24,272 bond hearings so far in FY 2023 (through August 2023). Of these 7,672 were granted bond.