PHOENIX—The coronavirus pandemic has shut down nearly every facet of the immigration system, but one has continued without interruption: court hearings for the thousands of children in government custody who crossed the border without an adult. On a recent Friday, an immigration judge ran through the cases of 17 such minors in about two hours. None of the children were with Judge Munish Sharda in Phoenix, however. They participated from government shelters in the area and appeared on a television via webcam—a system instituted...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 09, 2020 12:01 UTC