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Faces threats to their life, if they've been extorted and threatened by gangs, the governments of their home countries can't protect them, they're faced with this kind of violence and they have a legitimate claim, then we really need to take that into account. >> shannon: final word to you? >> frankly, they can go to costa rica to apply for asylum, go to neighboring countries that have similar asylum systems. not so much a system where they're seeking to escape or rather to avail themself flts protects united states government. but they're seeking better economic opportunity and nobody can fau...

Child so he knows what the kids have been through just to get here and how it makes us feel. >> if they pass the interview, then they can apply and eventually present their case to an immigration judge for final decision. here's the thing -- that process can take years. listen to this -- in 2016, the u.s. immigration court and asylum systems were backlogged with more than 620,000 pending cases. wait times, up to six years. now that's an extreme. but just one possibility for migrants who are waiting for an answer. this is time that they're separated from family, time that they may not be able t...