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security screenings: It lacks the manpower to complete security screenings for claimants and hear cases in a timely manner, according to Globe and Mail. Often there are not enough tribunal members to decide cases or interpreters to attend hearings, the IRB said. Canada's refugee system was struggling to process thousands of applications even before 3,500 asylum seekers began crossing the U.S. border on foot in January. Explainer How do U.S. courts work A map of the Trump travel ban's long journey More than 4,500 hearings scheduled in the first four months of 2017 were cancelled, according to the IRB data. That means more than 15,000 people who have filed claims so far this year, including the new arrivals from the United States, will have to wait even longer for their cases to be heard. The government is now focused on clearing a backlog of about 24,000 claimants, including people who filed claims in 2012 or earlier. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.