Immigration courts actions needed to reduce case backlog and address long-standing management and operational challenges
The Department of Justice's EOIR is responsible for conducting immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings to fairly, expeditiously, and uniformly administer and interpret U.S. immigration laws. GAO was asked to review EOIR's management of the immigration court system and options for improving EOIR's performance. This report addresses, among other things, (1) what EOIR data indicate about its caseload, including the backlog of cases; (2) how EOIR manages and oversees immigration court operations, including workforce planning and hiring; and (3) the extent to which EOIR has assessed immigration court performance, including case continuance data. GAO is making 11 recommendations to, among other things, improve EOIR's workforce planning, hiring, and analysis of continuance data.
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
United States Government Accountability Office,
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| Online Access: | http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo81318 http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/685022.pdf Resource homepage |
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