Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders0

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• August 1, 2026

HARLINGEN, Texas — The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog. The result is a historic rise in the number of people missing court dates and being immediately ordered deported as the system struggles to keep up, new data shows. Dozens and