DHS and DOJ Announce Dedicated Docket Process for More Efficient Immigration Hearings

Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced “a new Dedicated Docket process to more expeditiously and fairly make decisions in immigration cases of families who arrive between ports of entry at the Southwest Border.  This new process should significantly decrease the amount of time it takes for migrants to have their cases adjudicated while still providing fair hearings for families seeking asylum at the border.”  

The concluding paragraph reads as follows:

“Under the Dedicated Docket, EOIR’s immigration judges will work generally to issue a decision within 300 days of the initial master calendar hearing, subject to the unique circumstances of each case including allowing time for families to seek representation where needed. While the goal of this process is to decide cases expeditiously, fairness will not be compromised.”

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KJ