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December 13, 2023 |
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A year into crisis, Tukwila church struggles as 500 asylum-seekers face winter
By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks
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As of September 2023, there are at least more than 2 million pending asylum applications in the United States. Last year, the average backlog wait time from case filing to hearing before an immigration court judge was about 4 years, according to Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University.
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
Copyright 2023
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