Immigration Courts recorded receiving 466,942 new cases so far in FY
2025 as of July 2025. This compares with
810,417 cases that the court completed during this period.
1.55%
based on alleged criminal activity
According to court records, only 1.55% of FY 2025 new cases
sought deportation orders based on any alleged criminal activity of the immigrant, apart from
possible illegal entry.
810,417
court cases closed so far in FY 2025
Immigration Court recorded closing 810,417 cases so far in FY
2025 as of July 2025.
3,446,855
cases in the Immigration Court backlog
At the end of July 2025, 3,446,855 active cases were pending
before the Immigration Court.
2,246,725
immigrants are awaiting asylum hearings
At the end of July 2025, out of the total backlog of
3,446,855 cases, 2,246,725 immigrants have already filed formal
asylum applications and are now waiting for asylum hearings or decisions in Immigration Court.
Miami-Dade County, FL
has most pending Immigration Court deportation cases
County
Count
Miami-Dade County, FL
146,805
Cook County, IL
111,159
Queens County, NY
107,477
Los Angeles County, CA
105,336
Kings County, NY
84,951
Miami-Dade County, FL, has the most residents with pending Immigration Court
deportation cases (as of the end of July 2025).
417,631
immigrants ordered deported by immigration judges this year
So far this fiscal year (through July 2025), immigration judges have issued
removal and voluntary departure orders in 53.0% of completed cases, totaling
417,631 deportation orders.
48,711
immigrants ordered removed by immigration judges in July 2025
Outcome
Count
Removal Order
48,711
Voluntary Departure
6,226
Granted Relief
2,842
Other Can Stay
13,115
Total July 2025
70,894
Out of 70,894 Immigration Court deportation cases completed in
July 2025, immigration judges issued 48,711 removal orders and
gave voluntary departure to an additional 6,226 immigrants, meaning that
deportation was ordered in 77.5% percent of all cases.
2,842
immigrants granted relief by immigration judges in July 2025
Out of 2,842 Immigration Court cases in which some form of relief was granted in
July 2025, asylum was granted for 1,939 immigrants
(68.2%) following their merit hearings.
Arkansas
had highest proportion ordered deported this month
Among Immigration Court cases completed in July 2025, immigrants in
Arkansas had the highest proportion ordered removed.
Vermont residents had the lowest proportion ordered removed.
Mexico
top nationality ordered deported
Nationality
Deported
Mexico
90,910
Honduras
61,536
Guatemala
59,508
Venezuela
32,083
Colombia
26,466
So far in FY 2025 (through July 2025), immigrants from
Mexico top list of nationalities with largest number ordered deported.
21.3%
were represented in cases when removal ordered
Only 21.3% of immigrants, including unaccompanied children, had an attorney to
assist them in Immigration Court cases when a removal order was issued in
July 2025 .
47,554
bond hearings held by immigration judges
Immigration judges have held 47,554 bond hearings so far in FY
2025 (through July 2025). Of these 14,412 were
granted bond.
