 And it takes the families about five or six months for that request to be granted, unless they win the lottery. More people arrive than the government has capacity to process. The current system was not built with waves of asylum seekers in mind. Buenas tardes. Buenas tardes. Soy Steve. We introduced ourselves to four people at the shelter who were seeking interviews with U.S. immigration. We agreed to use only their first names so they could speak freely about their experiences.