The government is shutting down. Immigration courts are wide open

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As Congress fails again to reach a budget agreement and the federal government goes into closure (“shutdown”), immigrant communities across the country are preparing for a cascade of harmful effects.

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The U.S. government was forced to shut down on Wednesday (October 1st) after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a temporary spending package. This has directly impacted the operations of multiple departments. How has immigration-related matters been affected? Los Angeles immigration attorney Chen Chuangchuang stated that the USCIS and immigration courts involved in political asylum are currently operating normally, and asylum applicants' …