Most Backlogged Courts & States
The immigration court system has 1.9M pending cases. Here's where the backlog is concentrated.
📊 The Backlog Crisis: With 1,907,436 pending cases and only 1,409 judges, each judge carries an average caseload of 1,354 cases. At current rates, it would take years to clear the backlog even if no new cases were filed.
📍 Top 20 States by Caseload
| # | State | Total Cases | % of National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1,472,158 | 15.2% |
| 2 | California | 1,444,634 | 14.9% |
| 3 | Florida | 1,083,087 | 11.2% |
| 4 | New York | 898,829 | 9.3% |
| 5 | Georgia | 319,698 | 3.3% |
| 6 | New Jersey | 312,111 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Illinois | 261,666 | 2.7% |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 249,905 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Arizona | 247,435 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Virginia | 236,105 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Louisiana | 216,408 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Maryland | 209,825 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Washington | 199,981 | 2.1% |
| 14 | North Carolina | 163,929 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 159,664 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Ohio | 129,474 | 1.3% |
| 17 | Tennessee | 129,002 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Colorado | 110,799 | 1.1% |
| 19 | Indiana | 105,125 | 1.1% |
| 20 | Nevada | 99,260 | 1.0% |
🏛️ Top 30 Courts by Caseload
| # | Court | State | Total Cases | Completed | Grant Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | FL | 682,877 | 723,090 | 10.1% |
| 2 | New York | NY | 634,768 | 805,653 | 21% |
| 3 | Los Angeles | CA | 467,204 | 770,907 | 12.3% |
| 4 | Chicago | IL | 363,725 | 397,221 | 8.1% |
| 5 | San Francisco | CA | 359,734 | 465,805 | 20.5% |
| 6 | Dallas | TX | 350,413 | 334,474 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Orlando | FL | 334,095 | 280,308 | 6.1% |
| 8 | San Antonio | TX | 286,310 | 395,648 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Newark | NJ | 279,222 | 283,722 | 7.6% |
| 10 | Atlanta | GA | 247,620 | 236,617 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Boston | MA | 225,176 | 264,254 | 12.7% |
| 12 | Memphis | TN | 224,207 | 194,770 | 4.2% |
| 13 | Charlotte | NC | 216,980 | 173,839 | 2.6% |
| 14 | San Diego | CA | 215,509 | 325,068 | 4.2% |
| 15 | Houston | TX | 203,914 | 312,347 | 5.2% |
| 16 | Harlingen | TX | 168,440 | 375,074 | 1.4% |
| 17 | Philadelphia | PA | 157,799 | 179,207 | 8.3% |
| 18 | Annandale | VA | 149,946 | 253,242 | 11% |
| 19 | Baltimore | MD | 142,076 | 196,727 | 13.4% |
| 20 | El Paso | TX | 125,297 | 187,301 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Seattle | WA | 124,196 | 133,018 | 9.7% |
| 22 | Imperial | CA | 117,187 | 203,919 | 2.6% |
| 23 | Denver | CO | 116,005 | 146,250 | 8.6% |
| 24 | Cleveland | OH | 115,997 | 129,381 | 3.6% |
| 25 | Kansas City | MO | 112,948 | 108,529 | 4.3% |
| 26 | Conroe | TX | 109,492 | 236,520 | 2% |
| 27 | New York | NY | 109,453 | 118,875 | 9.2% |
| 28 | Phoenix | AZ | 107,592 | 166,595 | 7.1% |
| 29 | Fort Snelling | MN | 106,185 | 129,749 | 5.7% |
| 30 | Detroit | MI | 105,991 | 129,737 | 6.8% |