GAO Report: Actions Needed to Reduce Case Backlog and Address Long-Standing Management and Operational Challenges

The Government Accountability Office issued a report showing that the EOIR case backlog more than doubled from FY2006 through FY2015 primarily due to declining cases completed per year. GAO is making 11 recommendations to improve EOIR’s workforce planning, hiring, and analysis of continuance data.

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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 17060260.

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