Texas Immigration Court Backlog Tops 321,000 Amid Judge Shake-Up

Illinois lawmakers want chaotic 'mega master' hearings at Chicago’s immigration court to end

Illinois' Democratic Congressional delegation is calling for the end of so-called “mega master” hearings that have packed immigration courts with chaos and led to record numbers of immigrants missing court and becoming targets for deportation.U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi denounced the hearings as the “latest effort to weaponize the immigration courts to facilitate mass removals” at the expense of due process, in a five…

Texas Immigration Court Backlog Tops 321,000 Amid Judge Shake-Up

Texas immigration courts are carrying one of the nation’s largest backlogs as the system has undergone a sweeping shake-up of more than 200 judges, coinciding with a rise in deportation orders. Nearly 3.2 million cases were pending before U.S. immigration courts as of June 2026, including 321,006 in Texas, the third-highest total in the country. The post Texas Immigration Court Backlog Tops 321,000 Amid Judge Shake-Up appeared first on The Texas…