US immigration courts face heavy backlog after shutdown
Backlog of more than 800,000 cases after longest government closure in history means some asylum seekers will not know their fate for years.
Immigration courts in the United States are struggling to catch up after the longest government shutdown in history.
A backlog of more than 800,000 cases means, for some asylum seekers, their fate will not be known for years.
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Los Angeles, California.
Published On 31 Jan 2019