Hire more immigration judges.

Monica De La Cruz · Texas · Republican

appointment impact 0.70 specificity 0.92 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

Evidence

DOJ/EOIR announced a May 20, 2026 swearing-in of 77 immigration judges and 5 temporary immigration judges, saying the class grew the immigration-judge corps to nearly 700 and that EOIR had hired 153 permanent immigration judges in FY2026.

Direct official evidence that more immigration judges were hired during De La Cruz's later federal House service.

delivered later_term

Office of Public Affairs | EOIR Announces 77 Immigration Judges and 5 Temporary Immigration Judges | United States Department of Justice
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Public Law 119-21, section 100054 appropriated $3.33 billion to DOJ through September 30, 2029, including EOIR funding for hiring immigration judges and support staff to address backlogs, with EOIR authorized for up to 800 immigration judges effective November 1, 2028.

The enacted law supplied federal funding and authority for the promised category of hires, supporting delivery beyond a proposal or pending bill.

delivered later_term

Public Law 119-21, H.R.1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Assessments

delivered later_term

The promised outcome was to hire more immigration judges, and EOIR announced in May 2026 that it had sworn in 77 immigration judges plus 5 temporary judges and had hired 153 permanent immigration judges in FY2026. Enacted federal funding also supported additional EOIR hiring. This occurred during De La Cruz's later House service, so it counts as delivered on the outcome even though the direct hiring authority belonged to DOJ/EOIR rather than her personally.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%