U.S. Immigration Court Backlog at All-Time High

Pending cases by fiscal year

An area chart showing the U.S. immigration court backlog rising from almost 126,000 cases in 2000 to over 2 million cases in 2023.

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Note: Totals include immigration charges as well as charges related to national security and terrorism.

Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University