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New EOIR data is out and all TRAC Reports tools are updated. “Nearly 1.3 Million Asylum Cases Now Pending in Immigration Court.”

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One year ago: ICE piloted a new wristworn monitoring technology on 50 migrants in Denver.

Now: 2,153 individuals are monitored using this technology in cities across the US.

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Immigration judges have held 15,548 bond hearings so far in FY 2024 (through April 2024). Of these 4,644 were granted bond.

Only 13.9% of immigrants, including unaccompanied children, had an attorney to assist them in Immigration Court cases when a removal order was issued in April 2024 .

So far in FY 2024 (through April 2024), immigrants from Honduras top list of nationalities with largest number ordered deported.

Among Immigration Court cases completed in April 2024, immigrants in Colorado had the highest proportion ordered removed. Maine residents had the lowest proportion ordered removed.

Out of 4,087 Immigration Court cases in which some form of relief was granted in April 2024, asylum was granted for 2,871 immigrants (70.2%) following their merit hearings.

Out of 73,172 Immigration Court deportation cases completed in April 2024, immigration judges issued 27,896 removal orders and gave voluntary departure to an additional 708 immigrants, meaning that deportation was ordered in 39.1% percent of all cases.

So far this fiscal year (through April 2024), immigration judges have issued removal and voluntary departure orders in 35.7% of completed cases, totaling 170,165 deportation orders.

Miami-Dade County, FL, has the most residents with pending Immigration Court deportation cases (as of the end of April 2024).

At the end of April 2024, out of the total backlog of 3,596,317 cases, 1,278,654 immigrants have already filed formal asylum applications and are now waiting for asylum hearings or decisions in Immigration Court.

At the end of April 2024, 3,596,317 active cases were pending before the Immigration Court.

Immigration Court recorded closing 517,675 cases so far in FY 2024 as of April 2024.

According to court records, only 0.38% of FY 2024 new cases sought deportation orders based on any alleged criminal activity of the immigrant, apart from possible illegal entry.

Immigration Courts recorded receiving 1,305,443 new cases so far in FY 2024 as of April 2024. This compares with 517,675 cases that the court completed during this period.

New EOIR data is out and all TRAC Reports tools are updated. Announcement is here and the highlights are below. 🧵

Nearly 1.3 Million Asylum Cases Now Pending in Immigration Court

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An analysis of immigration court data by TRAC Reports shows that Miami has the largest total of new deportation cases filed this fiscal year of any immigration courts in the country.

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ON THE BORDER: Deportation pace is swift, ⁦TRAC Reports⁩ finds. NYC and Houston lead. Learn more in my ⁦Border Report⁩ story borderreport.com/immigration/pa…

Representation rate of people ordered deported in Immigration Court has sunk to its lowest level in a decade (at least). Source: TRAC Reports