US Courts Near Southern Border Prep for Immigration Case Spike

Federal district courts near the southwest border are bracing for a potential increase in cases, as the Trump administration pledges to prioritize immigration enforcement over other criminal matters.

Chief judges of trial courts in southern Texas and California said preparations include working to ensure they have space available to process more defendants and interpreters on-call and closely monitoring border numbers.

But as migration numbers stay relatively low, they said they are taking a wait-and-see approach to their dockets.

“We’re sort of holding our breath and waiting to see what happens,” said Chief Judge Cynthia Bashant of the US District Court ...