U.S. Immigration Courts backlog is growing, hearings are scheduled as far as 2018. The system is reaching the breaking point.

U.S. immigration courts have a backlog of 375,373 cases, almost 50,000 more than they faced two years ago. There are 243 judges and 59 immigration courts in USA. Hearing dates are scheduled as far off as 2017-2018. It typically takes at least 3 to 5 years for cases to clear the system.

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