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Immigration Court Caseloads

By Kari Santos | Jul. 2, 2010
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Law Office Management

Jul. 2, 2010

Immigration Court Caseloads

57 U.S. immigration courts

231 Immigration court judges

1,243 Average number of cases that go before an immigration judge each year

280,000 Approximate number of immigration cases handled annually

30,000 Approximate number of decisions made annually by the Board of Immigration Appeals

17% Share of the federal circuit court caseload dedicated to immigration appeals over the past 5 years

35% to 40% Share of Ninth Circuit and Second Circuit (New York) docket dedicated to immigration appeals

Source: American Bar Association, 2010
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Kari Santos

Daily Journal Staff Writer

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