The $82 million investment in immigration justice

The Trump administration has made a significant investment in the immigration justice system by graduating the largest class of immigration judges in history, with 82 new judges sworn in to tackle the millions of backlogged immigartion cases left over from the Biden administration.

This move is part of the Trump administration's commitment to reestablishing an immigration judge corps that is dedicated to restoring the rule of law in the nation's immigration system.

The Department of Justice has hired 153 permanent immigration judges this fiscal year,the most in any single year in the agency's history.

Reducing the backlog: a sharp decrease in caseload

Since January 20, 2025, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has completed more than 1.08 million cases and has reduced its pending caseload in immigration courts by more than 447,000 cases, bringing the pending caseload down from approximately 4 million to under 3.53 million, the sharpest decrease in caseload in EOIR's history.

Reduction in the immigration court backlog remains one of the highest priorities for the agency.

Adjudicating based on the law, not whims

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the policy, saying that judges need to adjudicate based on the law, not their whims.

Blanche also noted that the Trump DOJ has moved forward quickly to plow through the Biden-era backlog of immigration cases.

Sharp reduction in asylum claims

Since he started his second term,Trump's deputies have sharply reduced the win rate by economic migrants in asylum courts, ensuring that only 10 percent of miigrants won their asylum claims in December 2025, compared to over 50 percent in the fall of 2023.

This move is part of the Trump administration's efforts to restore the rule of law in the nation's immigration system .

What auditors flagged in the May filing

The Trump administration's move to graduate the largeest class of immigration judges in history has been met with scrutiny from auditors, who have flagged concerns over the lack of transparency in the hiring process.

The May filing revealed that the Trump administration had hired 153 permanent immigration judges this fiscal year, the most in any single year in the agency's history.

However,auditors have raised concerns over the lack of transparency in the hiring process, with some questioning the qualifications of the new judges.