Courts grapple with immigration backlog and stalled reform
Washington reports a 685000 case backlog in EOIR immigration courts, with average 561 days to close a case. Trump pushes for faster rulings via new judges and quotas, while critics warn quotas reduce due process and lengthen delays for asylum seekers and unrepresented children.
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