Courts with Longest Case Backlogs
Ranked by average time to decision, in months (minimum 500 cases). Statistical data from DOJ EOIR.
This is a court-level historical average, not a prediction of how long any individual case will take. Not legal advice: actual wait times depend on case type, docket load, and continuances; consult a licensed immigration attorney or accredited representative for guidance on your situation.
According to EOIR, this ranking is drawn from the same FOIA release covering millions of cases decided since 2001 across roughly 70 immigration courts. See our methodology for detail.
Every figure on PlainImmigration is rendered directly from federal immigration court records, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on DOJ EOIR immigration court case data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.