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From Grok:The post calculates 10,000,000 illegal aliens requiring 30 minutes each for a court hearing and 30 minutes for a judge to draft an order, totaling 60 minutes per case. This equals 10,000,000 hours (10,000,000 cases × 1 hour).Dividing 10,000,000 hours by 677 federal district judges gives 14,771 hours per judge (10,000,000 ÷ 677 = 14,771).Assuming each judge works 2,000 hours per year, 14,771 hours per judge divided by 2,000 hours per year equals 7.39 years (14,771 ÷ 2,000 = 7.3855), which the post rounds to "more than 7 years." The math here is correct.The post uses 10,000,000 as the number of illegal aliens, but Pew Research Center estimated 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2021 [Pew Research Center, 2024-07-22]. This discrepancy doesn't affect the core math but suggests the backlog might be slightly larger.The assumption of 2,000 hours per year aligns with a 40-hour workweek over 50 weeks, which is reasonable for federal judges, though some work more, as noted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics [www.bls.gov] (http://www.bls.gov]).The post assumes each case takes exactly 1 hour total (30 minutes hearing + 30 minutes order). However, EMP Law Firm notes that individual hearings can take hours or days depending on case complexity [emplawfirm.com, 2025-04-18], meaning the total time could be significantly underestimated.The calculation assumes judges work solely on deportation cases, ignoring other caseloads. In reality, federal judges handle diverse cases, so the 7-year estimate is theoretical and not practical without a massive judicial reallocation.