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February 15, 2025 |
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Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
By Elliot Spagat
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Immigration courts are backlogged with more than 3.7 million cases, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, and it takes years to decide asylum cases. There is support across the political spectrum for more judges and support staff, though the first Trump administration also pressured some judges to decide cases more quickly.
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