Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Effort To Address Immigration Court Backlog, Hire More Immigration Judges
May 03, 2024
May 03, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas, May 3 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024:
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led her House colleagues in sending a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting that Congress increase funding for the U.S. Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review to hire additional highly qualified immigration judges, which would help reduce the nearly 2.8 million pending immigration cases, impr . . .
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led her House colleagues in sending a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting that Congress increase funding for the U.S. Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review to hire additional highly qualified immigration judges, which would help reduce the nearly 2.8 million pending immigration cases, impr . . .