President Trump has slashed the number of people on the Board of Immigration Appeals and stacked it with his appointees, tightening the due process available for immigrants, an NPR analysis shows.
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U.S. has a quarter fewer immigration judges than it did a year ago. Here’s why
The continued drain of personnel from the already strained immigration court system has contributed to depleted staff morale, mounting case backlogs — and floundering due process.
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Trump administration to shutter an immigration court, adding to judges’ backlog
The planned closure of the San Francisco Immigration Court comes as immigration judges spent the last year facing pressure to move through their caseloads faster and streamline deportations.
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ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe
DHS’s handling of the incident raises questions about the department’s oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct.
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NPR analysis shows skyrocketing number of ‘no-shows’ in immigration court
More immigrants are not showing up for their mandatory immigration court hearings compared to prior years, an NPR analysis shows, allowing the government to order their immediate deportation.
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ICE officer caught on video pushing woman is placed on leave
The man appears to be the same officer who was caught last month on NPR audio aggressively arresting a court observer.
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Trump administration fires more immigration judges
Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.
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ICE’s novel strategy allows for more arrests from inside immigration courts
The Trump administration has a novel strategy to boost arrests and reduce courts’ backlog: dismissing people’s immigration cases and immediately arresting them.
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He was fired under Biden. Under Trump, he’s now leading an immigration court
His rehiring raises questions about the neutrality of immigration judges, who are supposed to be impartial and whose decisions determine if someone can stay or must leave the country.
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Trump wants to bypass immigration courts. Experts warn it’s a ‘slippery slope.’
The administration’s recent actions to fire immigration judges and other steps are chipping away at what was already an imperfect system in administrative courts.
