DOJ works to ease ballooning immigration case backlog At the headquarters of the nation's immigration courts, the focus is on how to make the immensely strained system more efficientFALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Inside the glass high-rise that houses the headquarters of the nation's immigration courts, the focus is on how to make the immensely strained system more efficient. Unlike independent trial courts, immigration court judges and employees work under Attorney General William Barr. The court backlog existed long before Trump took office. But they can't control the entire massive immigration system. Under the new system, judges can generate orders, send information and read up on files.

Source: ABC News January 31, 2020 07:07 UTC