Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders
The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog.
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The Trump administration is filling immigration courtrooms with many cases. It is giving people less time before their hearings. This fast pace is meant to reduce a long backlog of cases. As a result, more deportation orders are being issued.
Why it matters
Faster hearings can limit immigrants' ability to prepare a defense. Communities may see more families separated due to quicker deportations.
- What is the administration doing to immigration courtrooms?
- It is filling them with many cases and reducing the time before hearings.
- Why is the administration speeding up the hearings?
- To clear a long backlog of immigration cases.
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Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders
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