As the administration in the United States confronts various issues that plague President Obama’s immigration policies the country’s immigration court system is bogged down due to battling delays that have been extended, because of the deluge of unaccompanied minors that thronged the country last summer.

These cases have been taken up as top priority and will be heard immediately. Due to this development other cases that were already long pending have been put away on the top shelf and will be delayed even further. These cases might even go up to 2019 before they see the light of day.

A President of a Judges Group stated that the entire judicial system was operating in crisis mode for years, and with the onslaught of new cases the situation has only gone from bad to worse. Those who wish to get the issue resolved state that more immigration judges should be hired to expedite the process and get things going. They state that delays like this could prove hazardous for immigration cases in the country. There was no light at the end of the tunnel, they feel.