Wait In LA's Immigration Court After Shutdown
BY LESLIE BERESTEIN ROJAS
FEBRUARY 5, 2019 7:00 AM
Tens of thousands of canceled hearings. Delays of new cases. Judges with no time to review existing cases. Missing files. A shortage of court interpreters. This was the situation in L.A.'s immigration court as it reopened after the shutdown.
President Trump launched his showdown with Congress in the name of getting tough on unauthorized immigration, but the five-week partial government shutdown dealt a blow to the administration's efforts to clear the courts' massive backlog and speed deportations.
The federal agency that oversees the courts says people whose hearings were canceled during the shutdown — an independent group estimates there were more than 80,000 nationwide — will be receiving notices in the mail with a new hearing date. When that will happen is not clear.
Meanwhile, it's taken time for the courts to get up to speed after the shutdown ...
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