April 1, 2021 The Biden administration is considering a proposal to allow asylum cases to be adjudicated by DHS in addition to immigration courts in order to reduce backlog and speed up the process.
Tag: Immigration Courts
Backlog of Pending Cases in Immigration Courts

Last updated November 22, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
Asylum or Other Relief Grant Rates in U.S. Immigration Courts FY 2020

Last updated November 22, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
July 29, 2020
- The House Committee on the Judiciary holds a hearing on Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Dismantling and Reconstructing the U.S. Immigration System: A Catalog of Changes under the Trump Presidency

Published by the Migration Policy Institute on July 31, 2020.
Catalogues more than 400 administrative changes to the U.S. border security and immigration regime during the Trump administration, and what it might take to undo them.
Asylum Denied, Families Divided: Trump Administration’s Illegal Third-Country Transit Ban

Published by Human Rights First on July 15, 2020.
Details the human rights impact of the third-country transit ban that the Trump administration imposed in July 2019 and a federal court struck down on June 30, 2020.
A Migrant Journalist’s Long Journey
Published by the Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística on July 6, 2020.
Traces the journey through the Americas, into the United States and ultimately to Canada, of a Congolese journalist fleeing persecution.
Unless the United States Deploys These 5 Regional Migration Strategies, COVID-19 Could Portend Another Humanitarian Crisis On Our Border

Published by WOLA on June 30, 2020.
Migration is likely to increase again at the border. But through inexpensive, low-drama strategies, the U.S. government can manage it in an orderly, humane way.
The State of Asylum: Changes Made to the Asylum System During the Trump Administration

Published by the Niskanen Center on May 21, 2020.
An overview of the Trump administration’s systematic dismantling of the right to seek asylum, and recommendations for how to restore it.
May 10, 2020
- DHS and the Department of Justice announce they will not give out new paperwork at ports of entry until June 8. Instead, immigrants with hearing dates before June 22 should present themselves at a port of entry one month after the date most recently given to them. Even then, it is not clear what will happen next to their cases.
April 30, 2020
- The Trump administration suspends immigration court hearings for asylum-seekers adhering to the Remain in Mexico policy through June 1.
Hearing: Courts in Crisis: The State of Judicial Independence and Due Process in U.S. Immigration Courts
January 29, 2020
- The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship hosts the hearing: “Courts in Crisis: The State of Judicial Independence and Due Process in U.S. Immigration Courts.”
AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos

Published by the Associated Press on January 19, 2020.
An investigation of the disorder that reigns in the Justice Department’s overwhelmed and untransparent immigration court system.