Professor Meili Interviewed by MinnPost about the Effects of Government Shutdown on Immigration Court

Professor Stephen Meili was interviewed for an article that appeared in the January 17 edition of MinnPost concerning the adverse effect that the federal government shutdown is having on U.S. Immigration Courts. Prof. Meili explained that the shutdown has cancelled tens of thousands of court hearings, thus exacerbating the long backlog of cases that has already plagued the immigration court system. He also noted that these cancelled hearings have left many noncitizens and their families in limbo, and that the resulting delays of two years or more makes it more challenging for lawyers to prepare their cases.