DOJ to impose quotas on immigration judges to speed up deportations

The Justice Department will be implementing a new quota system to federal immigration judges’ performance reviews, reports the WSJ, under which judges will be expected to clear 700 cases to receive a “satisfactory” rating.

Why it matters: The new quotas, detailed in a memo sent to immigration judges on Friday, are part of a wider effort to speed up deportation decisions and reduce a hefty backlog of more than 600,000 cases that are pending before the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR).

What’s next: The quotas will go into effect in the next fiscal year, beginning October 1, according to WSJ.