Statistics from the UK Ministry of Justice show a rise in the backlog of asylum and immigration cases awaiting hearings. According to figures reported for the end of March, the number of cases waiting in the First-tier Tribunal’s Immigration and Asylum Chamber increases by 68% year-on-year, reaching 151,767. The reported change highlights that significantly more cases are pending than in the same period the previous year. The figures refer specifically to the caseload awaiting a scheduled hearing, rather than outcomes or processing times. The reporting also frames the size of the backlog as part of a broader pressure on the immigration tribunal system, with a large volume of active cases not yet heard by the tribunal. Across the available sources, the core points are consistent: the backlog grows by 68% compared with the prior year’s position and stands at just under 152,000 at the end of March, based on Ministry of Justice data.