DHS deportation orders increased nearly 50% in June

July 29, 2021

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By: EFE 29 of July 2021

The deportation orders requested by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) increased almost 54% last June compared to May , reported this Wednesday the independent center Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), of the University of Syracuse (New York).

The number of new deportation cases continues to far exceed the rate at which judges can keep up, resulting in a growing backlog approaching 1.4 million, according to case-by-case court records obtained and analyzed by TRAC, indicated the organization in a statement.

The wait Average for a hearing date in late December of 2020 was already 1, 642 days or about 4.5 years, which is based on the average number of days between the date of the appearance notice and the next hearing date, further noted.

Remember that due to the pandemic of COVID – 19 , the number of new deportation cases filed in immigration courts decreased as of March 2020.

However, since February 2021 the number has risen and in June increased by almost two-thirds (64%) to 32, 515 versus September past , when the courts received 19, 871 new requests.

Cases that have been closed by r Immigration courts have also increased, but have lagged far behind the volume of new cases.

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