Under the Trump administration, the number of federal immigration judges decreased to around 600, while the backlog of immigration cases grew to 3.7 million. Funding allocated under a recent megabill shows a disproportionate focus on detention and enforcement over adjudication, with $45 billion directed towards detention capacity and law enforcement efforts rather than judicial resources. New directives dictate that undocumented immigrants are ineligible for bond hearings during deportation disputes, emphasizing a punitive approach rather than judicial processing.
The Trump administration has declared that immigrants who arrived in the United States illegally are no longer eligible for a bond hearing as they fight deportation proceedings in court, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
The number of federal immigration judges has actually dropped from 700 to around 600 in 2025 with the administration aggressively firing some of them despite a total case backlog of 3.7 million.
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