Immigration appeal cases involving asylum claims are waiting longer before being heard by immigration judges, according to new figures. The number of appeals waiting to be heard increases by 51% over a one-year period, reaching more than 90,000.
The reporting draws on data that tracks how long cases remain pending in the immigration appeals system. While the outlets focus on the scale of the backlog and the year-on-year rise, the underlying measure is the same: the volume of appeals not yet heard by judges. The figures highlight the pressure on the appeals pipeline, though the reports do not provide detailed breakdowns in the provided text about where the delays are concentrated or how the overall caseload is changing beyond this headline increase.
Across the coverage, the main point is consistent: the backlog of asylum-related appeals has grown substantially within a year.
