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| Growing Backlog of Pending Cases in Immigration Courts |
| At the End of Each Fiscal Year | Growth: 2010* vs. | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010* | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Number of Cases Pending | 123,036 | 125,705 | 149,304 | 166,025 | 169,560 | 167,506 | 184,219 | 168,853 | 174,999 | 186,254 | 224,036 | 228,421 | 2.0% | 82% |
| Length of Time Cases Pending | ||||||||||||||
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average days
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363 | 378 | 381 | 412 | 421 | 414 | 380 | 405 | 412 | 437 | 430 | 439 | 1.9% | 16% |
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median days
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223 | 213 | 206 | 243 | 266 | 283 | 219 | 239 | 248 | 295 | 285 | 286 | 0.4% | 34% |
| * After the first two months of FY 2010 (as of November 30, 2009). |
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