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Bernie Moreno: “There's 3.6 million cases backlog.”

Featuring: Bernie Moreno, Republican | U.S. Senate, Ohio

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Bernie Moreno Spars With Mazie Hirono Over Border Security Legislation

Published | Video Starts at 15:21

We're asking the refugee to wait in a prior safe country for 180 days, which is the law. And then once your claim is adjudicated, we welcome you with open arms. My colleague mentioned that There's 3.6 million cases backlog. That's true. It's a stunning and shameful number. What she doesn't mention is that 90 plus percent of those cases a judge rules once they get to it in five … (15:21–15:26)

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Asserts that there is a backlog of 3.6 million immigration cases.

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