Based on new research that TRAC published earlier this week, we found that the number of asylum cases decided each month remains low and has not really budged since the start of the pandemic. Immigration attorney Matthew Hoppick wrote on his blog just yesterday that the Kansas City court, where practices, is still canceling Master Calendar hearings as a result of the pandemic. Hoppick goes on to discuss the new EOIR guidance on COVID earlier this month, saying that despite the memo, “the largest unanswered question now is whether individuals who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 will still be barred from entering the immigration courts.”
Pandemic Still Hitting Immigration Courts Hard
Pandemic Still Hitting Immigration Courts…
Pandemic Still Hitting Immigration Courts Hard
Based on new research that TRAC published earlier this week, we found that the number of asylum cases decided each month remains low and has not really budged since the start of the pandemic. Immigration attorney Matthew Hoppick wrote on his blog just yesterday that the Kansas City court, where practices, is still canceling Master Calendar hearings as a result of the pandemic. Hoppick goes on to discuss the new EOIR guidance on COVID earlier this month, saying that despite the memo, “the largest unanswered question now is whether individuals who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 will still be barred from entering the immigration courts.”