DOJ brings on more than 80 immigration judges to expedite deportations

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced the swearing in of 77 permanent immigration judges and an additional five temporary judges in a bid to expedite the processing of deportations.

The judges fall under the purview of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which is responsible for handling the backlog of immigration cases. The DOJ also announced that, since President Donald Trump's return to the White House, the EOIR had processed more than 1 million cases and reduced the total backlog from 4 million to 3.5 million.