US EditionUS courts now a high-risk venue for immigrants
- Immigration judges in New Orleans see nearly 140 people daily, many appearing for the first time after years in the U.S. and aiming to widen their case proceedings.
- The U.S. court system handles more than 3.6 million cases, and strategies aim to change court dynamics amidst this backlog, affecting how immigrants engage in proceedings.
- Many immigrants lack legal representation and often request time to find lawyers, resulting in court dates postponed by several months.
- Judges in New Orleans often set removal hearings for years later, giving respondents time to remain in the U.S. during legal proceedings.
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Six years to removal? Inside America’s broken immigration courts
In drab, windowless rooms strung along a tight corridor, migrants who have flooded into the United States in recent years trickle before immigration judges each weekday morning.These makeshift courtrooms are a far cry from the scorched border with Mexico and busy ports and airports through which these millions of immigrants have entered the United States, almost all illegally. But despite the differences in miles, atmosphere, and often language,…
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Winston-Salem JournalImmigration officers intensify arrests in courthouse hallways
SEATTLE — A transgender woman who says she was raped by Mexican cartel members told an immigration judge in Oregon that she wanted her asylum case to continue. A Venezuelan man bluntly told a judge in Seattle, "They will kill…
For a few weeks now, immigration courts in New York City have drawn attention after becoming scenarios of growing tension, due to the implementation of surprise arrests by undercover Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Their drastic strategy has raised questions and raised alarms among immigrants attending routine hearings, and those who now face the fear of being detained in an environment that should be safe for them. The situati…
The fate of Oscar Gato Sanchez, a 25-year-old Cuban, illustrates the way in which the federal immigration police arrest asylum seekers in the courts where they came to file their application "I am a Cuban citizen unjustly arrested!", exclaims Oscar Gato Sanchez, 25, arrested by leaving a federal court in Houston under the eyes of a journalist of the AFP (Agence France Presse). A few minutes earlier, an immigration judge rejected his application …
"I am a Cuban citizen unjustly arrested!" said 25-year-old Oscar Gato Sanchez, who was arrested from a federal court in Houston in front of an AFP journalist. A few minutes earlier, an immigration judge rejected his asylum application in the United States.More...
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