"As part of its aggressive immigration policy, the Trump administration has moved fast to increase the rate of arrests of undocumented immigration, and scale up detention space and deportations. But the rapid pace of arrests has contributed to the millions of cases backlogged at the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review, which houses immigration courts. At the same time, in the last nine months, EOIR has lost over 100 judges to firings and voluntary resignations, down from about 700 judges at the start of the year."
"President Trump earlier this year also voiced support for a plan in Florida to deputize military lawyers in the state's National Guard, known as the Judge Advocate General's Corps, to act as immigration judges. Earlier this year, Congress approved a mega-spending bill that allocated over $3 billion to the Justice Department for immigration-related activities, including hiring more immigration judges."
About 600 military lawyers have been authorized to work for the Justice Department as temporary immigration judges, with roughly 150 potentially starting soon. The military lawyers will receive about two weeks of training to serve as temporary immigration judges. The Trump administration has increased arrests of undocumented immigrants and expanded detention and deportation capacity. The rapid pace of arrests has helped create a backlog nearing four million cases at the Executive Office for Immigration Review. EOIR has lost over 100 judges in the last nine months, down from about 700 earlier in the year. Homeland Security has launched nationwide recruitment for enforcement personnel. Congress approved over $3 billion for immigration-related Justice Department activities. Hiring and training permanent judges can take more than a year.
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