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Kirsten Gillibrand: “The bill would have mandated that [asylum cases] be resolved…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Immigration, UFOs, and New York State Highlights

Published | Video Starts at 01:54

They would be, but because we don't have enough lawyers and judges to do the work, that adjudication is taking two, three, sometimes up to five years to resolve, whereas The bill would have mandated that [asylum cases] be resolved within three, three to six months. And that would have been so much more efficient. And then people wouldn't be lingering, waiting, no place to work and creating this anxiety that people feel that our community's … (01:54–01:59)

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Asserts that the proposed bill would require asylum cases to be resolved within three to six months.

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