Immigration Courts recorded receiving 130,642 new cases so far in FY 2026 as of December 2025. This compares with 193,858 cases that the court completed during this period.

According to court records, only 1.64% of FY 2026 new cases sought deportation orders based on any alleged criminal activity of the immigrant, apart from possible illegal entry.

Immigration Court recorded closing 193,858 cases so far in FY 2026 as of December 2025.

At the end of December 2025, 3,377,998 active cases were pending before the Immigration Court.

At the end of December 2025, out of the total backlog of 3,377,998 cases, 2,339,623 immigrants have already filed formal asylum applications and are now waiting for asylum hearings or decisions in Immigration Court.

Miami-Dade County, FL, has the most residents with pending Immigration Court deportation cases (as of the end of December 2025).

So far this fiscal year (through December 2025), immigration judges have issued removal and voluntary departure orders in 78.5% of completed cases, totaling 149,706 deportation orders.

Out of 57,531 Immigration Court deportation cases completed in December 2025, immigration judges issued 38,215 removal orders and gave voluntary departure to an additional 7,359 immigrants, meaning that deportation was ordered in 79.2% percent of all cases.

Out of 1,455 Immigration Court cases in which some form of relief was granted in December 2025, asylum was granted for 701 immigrants (48.2%) following their merit hearings.

Among Immigration Court cases completed in December 2025, immigrants in Foreign Address had the highest proportion ordered removed. Rhode Island residents had the lowest proportion ordered removed.

So far in FY 2026 (through December 2025), immigrants from Mexico top list of nationalities with largest number ordered deported.

Only 26.7% of immigrants, including unaccompanied children, had an attorney to assist them in Immigration Court cases when a removal order was issued in December 2025 .

Immigration judges have held 15,540 bond hearings so far in FY 2026 (through December 2025). Of these 4,062 were granted bond.