Immigration court backlogs increased 163% from FY 2003 to April 2015.

Immigration court spending increased more modestly—74 percent from FY 2003 to FY2015, from $199 million to $347.2 million

Congress increased funding by $35 million in FY 2015

The Administration has requested an additional $64 million for immigration courts in FY 2016

Bipartisan calls are emerging for further increases

Immigration Judge Dana Leigh Marks, President of the National Association of Immigration Judges, argues that it is necessary to double or even triple the size of the immigration courts

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