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June 5, 2023

Asylum-seekers face barriers in legal process in New York
By Raga Justibn


There’s a hefty backlog of court cases in immigration court, which experts and officials point to as one of the main frustrations with legal immigration in the country. More than 190,000 cases are pending across all six New York immigration court locations, according to a database maintained by Syracuse University. Three of the courts responsible for the heaviest case loads are in New York City; upstate’s most-used court is in Buffalo. Cases in the Capital Region typically go through Buffalo’s immigration court.


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