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Immigration courts understaffed and overwhelmed, as Trump administration surges enforcement hiring

Immigration courts understaffed and overwhelmed, as Trump administration surges enforcement hiring

Update: 2025-11-17
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The Trump administration is looking to hire thousands of federal law enforcement personnel as part of expanded immigration enforcement efforts. But the courts handling these cases aren't seeing the same surge in resources. Several immigration judges recently fired by the Justice Department say the court system is losing staff and it's unable to address a multi million case backlog. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman is here with more details.

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Immigration courts understaffed and overwhelmed, as Trump administration surges enforcement hiring

Immigration courts understaffed and overwhelmed, as Trump administration surges enforcement hiring

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