Immigration Courts In New York Now Open In-Person

WNYC News | Jul 6, 2021

Immigration courts in New York are now open in-person for the first time in over a year since being shut down at the start of the pandemic. 

“My wife is inside and we’re waiting for the good news,” said Ismail Hossein, a Bangledeshi American who was standing outside Federal Plaza immigration court with his young daughter. “We applied for that last June, now it’s July so it’s been more than a year.” 

But Hossein’s wait hasn’t been that long, according to the data.

Read the Story at Gothamist.com 

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