On the recordApril 2, 2014
the Nation's immigration courts are understaffed--you've got 32 vacancies, nearly half of the 200 immigration judges eligible for retirement, pending caseload has grown by 50 percent.
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Leahy highlights the staffing crisis in immigration courts and growing case backlog.
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