A former judge who claimed to have evidence of a powerful pedophile ring in Lithuania has had her asylum hearing delayed until 2022.
U.S. agents arrested Neringa Venckiene last year on Lithuanian charges that include allegedly falsely reporting on a pedophile ring of powerful people who she says abused her 4-year-old niece.
Apnews.com reports: Her already longshot federal-court request for a stay of extradition emphasized she only needed several months more in the U.S. so she could make the asylum hearing.
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Her immigration lawyer, Mark Davidson, said in a recent interview the delay undermines her chances of a stay.
He says the immigration court offered no reason for the three-year delay and it’ll be difficult to get it changed back to this year.
A Friday message seeking comment from the office overseeing immigration courts wasn’t returned.
