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Immigration courts are overwhelmed, with a backlog just under 3.7 million cases, according to Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. Asylum-seekers often wait years for decisions on their cases.
The U.S. population is spread out among 3.8 million square miles across 50 states, yet nearly one-third of Americans live in just three states: California, Texas and New York. New York City alone has more people — 8.5 million — than 38 states.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) on Friday revealed that he will forgo a bid for reelection, putting to rest questions about his future that were triggered after Texas’s political maps were redrawn this year.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett released a statement Friday saying he would not seek reelection after the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Texas's 2025 redistricting map.