There are more than 2 million pending cases in immigration court in the United States, and cases take about two years to be completed. President Joe Biden as a candidate promised to double the number of immigration judges to help speed those cases. 

The administration has increased the number of immigration judges, but has not doubled it.

In 2020 before Biden became president, there were about 517 immigration judges, since then, that number has increased 23%, to 634.

For fiscal year 2023, the Justice Department requested $1.4 billion to cover costs associated with the Executive Office of Immigration Review, including the hiring of 100 additional immigration judges. Congress appropriated only $860 million for the office and it's unclear how the department will allocate those funds.

Biden hasn't fulfilled his promise to double the number of immigration judges, but the number so far has increased. We continue to rate this promise In the Works.