About 1.6 million asylum seekers are waiting for a hearing to plead their cases, according to TRAC data. Experts say that the immigration system has not been able to adapt to the current migratory flow.
Lawyers with private and pro bono practices are also overloaded with ineffective cases for years. More than a million people may die while waiting for their green card due to delays by immigration authorities, says the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) The ICE says the number of pending asylum applications "has exceeded the ability of government agencies to process and fairly"