Immigrants Waiting for Court Date. The Associated Press reports that some asylum seekers who crossed the border at Mexico may be waiting a decade before they even Immigrants Waiting for Court Date to see a judge. In New York, ICE told asylum seekers this month to return in March 2033. In San Antonio; Miramar, Florida; Los Angeles; Jacksonville, Florida; Milwaukee; Chicago; Washington; Denver; and Mount Laurel, New Jersey, the wait is until March 2027. After that, their cases will work their way through the immigration courts—a process that takes about four years amid a backlog that reached 2.1 million cases in January.