Immigration Court
Remembering Judge Robert Katzmann, a Pioneer in Providing Legal Counsel for Immigrants
The Second Circuit appeals court judge had an outsized impact on access to legal services in New York
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Pro Bono Lawyers Dwindling as Unaccompanied Minors Need More Help
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Unaccompanied Minors Primary category in which blog post is published
Chaotic Reopening of Immigration Courts Make New York Immigrants Fear Deportations
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Immigration Court Primary category in which blog post is published
Immigration Lawyers Wait for Biden Administration to Fulfill Promises
By Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo Immigration Court Primary category in which blog post is published
DOJ Appeals Ruling Limiting Immigrant Detentions Without a Court Hearing
By Paul Moses Immigration Court Primary category in which blog post is published
Only 20% of ICE Detainees Get a Hearing Within 10 Days
The incoming administration will have to comply with an order to give immigrants a hearing within 10 days, something that ICE has failed to do for the vast majority of detained immigrants.
Disorder in the Immigration Courts
Why one immigrant escaping sexual abuse had to fly from Texas to New York City three times to attend immigration courts
How ICE Controls Journalists’ Access to the Immigration Courts
Immigration courts are open to the public, but respondents and their attorneys choose whether to allow observers into individual hearings. ICE attorneys apply pressure in the courtroom to get reporters expelled
Immigration Courts Under Trump: Backlogs and Courts Independence
How the current administration has affected backlogs, the independency of courts and has ordered a massive reopening of old cases
How the Immigration Courts Malfunctioned: What We Saw
A prosecuting attorney for ICE losing a detainee´s file, immigrants spending more time in jail because the video teleconferencing system malfunctioned, a judge deporting children because they failed to show up to court. The following are some of the negligences we saw after we spent three months in the immigration courts.
ICE Filed Over 100,000 New Cases and Clogged the Courts at the Peak of the Pandemic
The court shutdown has caused immigration judges’ productivity to plummet while ICE is sending new cases and filing motions to reopen cases that were administratively closed in the past
Nonprofits Supporting Immigrants Suffer From State Budget Cuts
Nonprofits supporting immigrants in immigration court are seeing their contracts slashed due to cuts to the state budget.
Behind The Scenes: At The Mercy Of The Courts, One Family’s Harrowing Journey (Podcast)
We spent a year investigating the impact of Trump's policies on New York's immigration courts. After watching hundreds of hearings a day, here are some details of what we found.
At The Mercy Of The Courts: Following One Family’s Harrowing Journey
We spent a year investigating the impact of Trump's policies on New York's immigration courts
