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The number of backlogged immigration cases is rising each month with far more new cases added than completed, according to new data by Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
The nonprofit research organization, part of Syracuse University, reports that 126,911 new immigration court cases were added so far in fiscal 2021, but only 68,260 cases have been completed.
“In general, the number of cases from DHS into the court system just continues to dramatically outpace what immigration judges are able to complete,” TRAC lead researcher Austin Kocher told Border Report on Tuesday afternoon.
According to our most recent data, the immigration courts received 126,911 new cases so far in FY 2021, but were only able to complete 68,260 during this same period. The influx of new cases from ICE continues to create a massive crunch on the courts.https://t.co/7wm8JQMJub pic.twitter.com/W7ua463avz
The total number of backlogged immigration cases is now 1,337,372, the most ever.
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