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Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, court-decisions. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention Board of Immigration Appeals, the most common co-covered peer. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 8 original sources each against 2.6 for the same window.
Last mentioned: Mar 20, 2026
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Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, court-decisions. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention Board of Immigration Appeals, the most common co-covered peer. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 8 original sources each against 2.6 for the same window. At 5, the average consequence score sits below the same-window beat average of 6.4. Merrick Garland appears in 1 tracked Legal story from March 20, 2026.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 47 Legal stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
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Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Merrick Garland. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Backlog Milestone
The immigration court backlog reaches a record 3.5 million cases, increasing pressure on BIA review processes.
Certification Surge
Significant increase in the use of Attorney General certification to redefine asylum and case closure rules.
Streamlining Reforms
DOJ implements reforms that reduced board size and increased the use of single-member decisions.
BIA Established
The Board of Immigration Appeals is created within the Department of Justice.
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is increasingly acting as a primary policy-making engine, operating within the Department of Justice rather than the independent judiciary. This briefing examines the BIA's role in setting binding precedents and the growing demand for RegTech solutions to navigate its opaque decision-making process.
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