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June 18, 2021 |
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26 Federal Plaza, the site of one of New York City's three immigration courts. Max Siegelbaum for Documented Backlogged Immigration Courts Prepare for More Asylum Seekers
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio
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New York has the third highest immigration court backlog in the country, behind Texas and California, at about 147,000 pending cases. There is also a backlog of more than 1.3 million cases nationally, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University.
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
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