May 30, 2014

The House late Wednesday night adopted a proposal to increase funding for the Justice Department’s Executive Office of Immigration Review.

Adopted by voice vote after five minutes of debate, Rep. Gwen Moore’s (D-Wis.) amendment to the 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill would increase funding for the Executive Office of Immigration Review by $1 million. It would be offset by reducing the same amount from the budget for the Justice Department’s salaries and expenses account.

The Executive Office of Immigration Review handles immigration court proceedings and administrative hearings. 

Moore said that the court system was unable to keep up with the record-high level of deportations.