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South Seattle Emerald
February 24, 2026
OPINION | As Immigration Hearings Accelerate, Somali Asylum Seekers Fear Losing Due Process By Ubax Gardheere
	Nationally, the immigration court system is facing a historic backlog. According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University (TRAC), there are more than 1.5 million pending immigration cases in the United States, including hundreds of thousands of asylum claims. TRAC data shows that the backlog has steadily increased over the past decade, placing enormous strain on due-process protections and access to timely adjudication. External Link
	Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University Copyright 2026