RL>  AT> I've heard of the "right to a speedy trial" before, but I don't know 
 RL>  AT> that pertains only to people accused of crimes, or to all people
 RL>  AT> awaiting trial.
 RL> 
 RL> Under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, criminal
 RL> defendants have the right to a speedy trial. This right is designed to
 RL> protect three interests of the accused:

That answers it. The right to a speedy trial is for criminal defendants. So the guarantee is not extended to migrants seeking asylum.

But we need to speed those up. I vaguely remember Trump saying at one of his campaigns that he intends to hire more administrative law judges for this purpose.

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