Eighteen immigration judges are among 85 employees who accepted offers to resign or retire from the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review, compounding issues within an already overwhelmed immigration system. Despite President Trump's promises to increase the number of judges to combat a backlog milking cases for years, the opposite has occurred, with a significant portion of judges leaving. This diminishes his ability to expedite deportations, adding to the more than 3.7 million cases pending. Critics highlight the ongoing challenges in the immigration court system, exacerbated by decades of strain.
A total of 85 employees, including 18 judges, at the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review accepted the government's deferred resignation offer or early retirement.
A loss of immigration judges is likely to undercut Mr. Trump's efforts to deport millions of immigrants, since delays in adjudicating immigration claims contribute to the number of undocumented immigrants.
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