The departments stated that the new process will enable them to deliver judgments, including removal, more efficiently.
According to a statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, the Department of Justice is implementing a new process to expedite asylum proceedings. The goal is to speed up the removal of individuals who do not qualify for relief and provide protection to those who do qualify in a more timely manner.
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The surge of migrants at the southern border during President Joe Biden’s administration has become a significant issue in the presidential race.
According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse based at Syracuse University, there are currently over 3.5 million immigration court backlog cases. In this fiscal year, which started in October, there have already been 1.3 million new cases recorded.
According to TRAC, the completion of an immigration court process took an average of 1,016 days last year.
The Biden administration has taken several actions that have led to a decrease in the number of encounters at the southern border. According to figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, there were over 300,000 encounters in December, but in April, that number dropped to 179,725. This is the lowest number of encounters for the month of April since 2021 when 173,277 were recorded.
