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The 2008 year-end report on the federal judiciary (pdf), written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., noted that filings concerning criminal charges in immigration cases jumped by 27%, to more than 21,000. This growth resulted mostly from filings addressing improper reentry by aliens and filings involving fraud and misuse of visa or entry permits in the five southwestern border districts.