Waiting Asylum decision

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Asylum application + processing are for free if I remember correctly. You guys didn't pay any fee. Therefore, the above comment wont apply to asylee applications and petitions. I would surmise the shutdown affects asylee application processing. Of course, I might be wrong in my assessment.
 
I don't know why mine still says "scheduled." I hope that doesn't mean that I am falling into backlog/ going to wait a longer time for the decision!
My guess is the info system has a certain delay which can only show the status of like a month ago.
 
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