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Immigration reform has been needed for a long time, and President Biden just announced his plllan to deal with the southern border. But more is going to be needed.

Biden’s border crisis has a 2,023,441 case backlog -- more than immigration courts can handle. Almost 800,000 are waiting on asylum hearings that take years.

Changes made by the Biden administration allowed immigration judges to double down on their positive responses.

Illegal immigrants are flooding across the U.S. border with Mexico in such numbers that federal immigration officials are ...

U.S. immigration reform has been needed for a generation. But amid rancor over the border, immigration experts point to Ukrainian refugees as an example of how policy can be successfully adapted for modern times.

"Dedicated dockets" are supposed to speed up the timeline for asylum seekers in immigration court. But speed may come at the expense of due process.

In May 2021, the DOJ and DHS announced an intention to institute a Dedicated Docket program to help curb the increasing backlog of immigration cases in the US. Despite initial numbers highlighting some progress, the choice to implement the program drew swift criticism.

The federal government has chosen Denver for one of ten courts for the new program that's designed to help asylum seekers, but lawyers worry it's moving too fast.

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