US EditionThere’s a Growing Problem in a Court Operating in CT. Lack of Lawyers Is only Part of the Problem.
CONNECTICUT, JUN 29 – Connecticut's immigration backlog exceeds 42,000 cases with only two judges, and just 26% of immigrants have legal representation, worsening deportation risks, TRAC data shows.
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There’s a growing problem in a court operating in CT. Lack of lawyers is only part of the problem.
On a recent Tuesday afternoon in a Hartford courtroom, a small crowd of about 20 people waited to be called before the judge. Some fidgeted nervously. None of them had a lawyer of their own. U.S. Immigration Judge Ted Doolittle called them forward, one by one, to the table facing him. An interpreter sat to his right, and an attorney from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was on a video monitor. U.S. Immigration, Hartford, CT news, Connect…
A lack of immigration lawyers in CT means big court backlogs
Editor’s note: We now offer an audio version of our Sunday features. To access, click on the player above. On a recent Tuesday afternoon in a Hartford courtroom, a small crowd of about 20 people waited to be called before the judge. Some fidgeted nervously. None of them had a lawyer of their own. U.S. Immigration Judge Ted Doolittle called them forward, one by one, to the table facing him. An interpreter sat to his right, and an attorney from th…
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