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Pressure: Immigration court caseload nearly triples in four years

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published December 3, 2015 10:02pm ET
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Pressure: Immigration court caseload nearly triples in four years
Osuna indicated that immigration courts are prioritizing the most dangerous immigrants. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

A top Justice Department official told Congress Thursday that the number of pending cases before the nation’s immigration courts has nearly tripled between 2011 and 2015, even though the number of immigration judges has fallen slightly.

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