A closed sign is displayed at The National Archives entrance in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The partial government shutdown could be increasing the immigration court backlog. Jayson Campadonia has details.
There are about 800-thousand pending cases and people in detention centers are getting their cases heard as scheduled. The number of cases has slowed recently due to the holidays, but now with word of another massive caravan heading for the U.S. it’s unclear how efficient the courts will be in processing asylum seekers. If a case is postponed for too long, evidence may grow old and the process may need to start all over.