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September 29, 2023 |
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How would a government shutdown impact border, immigration courts?
By Robert Arnold
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According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, there are 2.6 million cases backlogged in immigration court. TRAC data shows the average time a case is pending in court is now 632 days. A government shutdown would mean court hearings involving non-detained migrants would be canceled and have to be rescheduled. How far out canceled hearings would be rescheduled depends on the length of a shutdown. Detained migrants accused of crossing the border illegally or placed in removal proceedings for other reasons would see their cases move forward during a shutdown.
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