Backlogs in immigration applications are undermining the integrity of the system, according to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). Immigration court backlogs now top 1.6 million cases, up from 1.1 million before the COVID pandemic, and more than doub…
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House Democrats are taking aim at the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), which is the immigration court system of the United States. EOIR is an agency within the Department of Justice, making it unique in that it is not an “independent” Art…
Midway through fiscal year 2021, U.S. immigration courts are allowing significantly more illegal aliens to remain in this country. Of 68,962 deportation cases processed, only 42 percent resulted in removals, the lowest percentage since 1988. Court-orde…
It is appropriate for Americans to empathize with people living in tough conditions. However, according to a 2018 Gallup poll, more than 750 million people worldwide would leave their home countries and move elsewhere if they could. And a sizeable numb…
At the end of last month, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), proposed an updated fee schedule that would require aliens subject to deportation orders to pay $1,000 to file an appeal. EOIR is the agency that oversees both the Immigratio…
At the end of last month, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), proposed an updated fee schedule that would require aliens subject to deportation orders to pay $1,000 to file an appeal. EOIR is the agency that oversees both the Immigratio…
For months, open borders advocates have been complaining about the Trump administration conducting immigration hearings via a satellite video teleconferencing (VTC) platform. Although the U.S. Immigration Court has been using VTC for close to two decad…