Deluged Immigration Courts, Where Cases Stall for Years, Begin to Buckle

The New York Times: ARLINGTON, Va. — Walk into the immigration court here, and scenes of a justice system in collapse abound.

In the overflowing courtrooms, one judge raced through hearings, opening 85 cases on a recent day, and several others were not far behind.

The judge in Courtroom 2 had unsettling news for Edhite Pouken Shienji, a woman from Cameroon seeking asylum. After 14 years of delays, she was finally scheduled for a hearing. But at the last minute, the judge was reassigned to handle the cases of some migrants from Central America. Her hearing was postponed once again — to 2019.

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