The Biden administration is introducing a new immigration process to significantly reduce the time for court decisions on newly arrived migrants from years to approximately six months. This initiative, announced on Thursday, targets single adult migrants entering the U.S. and heading to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City. These cities were selected due to available judges and their status as major migrant destinations.
The plan aims to address the backlog of 3 million cases in the nation’s immigration courts, which currently have around 600 judges. The expedited process is designed to swiftly remove individuals who do not meet the criteria to remain in the U.S., thereby discouraging others from migrating with the expectation of prolonged stays.
While President Joe Biden had endorsed a bipartisan border agreement providing funds for 100 new immigration judges, the proposal was quashed following opposition from Donald Trump and other Republicans. The administration’s efforts to prioritize new arrivals for asylum decisions date back to the Obama era, with a similar initiative launched in 2022 to have asylum officers decide certain family claims. The effectiveness of this new streamlined process remains to be seen, given the absence of additional funding for judges.
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