Politics Nov 12 Ousted immigration judge describes deepening court backlog By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz
Politics Sep 02 Watch 4:53 Military lawyers will serve as immigration judges as courts face massive backlog The Trump administration will temporarily assign military lawyers to act as judges in immigration cases. Geoff Bennett discussed questions surrounding the move with James McPherson. He was the undersecretary of the Army during the first Trump administration, and also had… By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn
Politics Jul 22 Watch 5:37 As immigration courts face backlog, DOJ cuts dozens of judges A key part of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration agenda is to deport immigrants without legal status more quickly. But there's a massive backlog in immigration courts and the Justice Department has fired or not renewed the contracts of dozens… By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz
Health Mar 26 Judges, lawyers push to close immigration courts amid virus The Trump administration is telling immigration judges, attorneys and migrants to keep preparing for hearings and coming to court. Lawyers and judges are calling for a total shutdown and say most hearings can be done by phone so immigrants aren't stuck… By Julie Watson, Amy Taxin, Associated Press
Politics Jun 28 Under Trump, higher immigration bonds mean longer family separations For most detained immigrants, securing a bond is their only chance to live outside of detention in the United States while the federal government determines whether to deport them or allow them to remain in the country. By Daniel Bush
Jun 18 Last year’s child migrant crisis is this year’s immigration court backlog By P. J. Tobia http://www.pbs.org/newshour/app/uploads/2015/06/Last-years-child-migrant-crisis-is-this-years-immigration-court-backlog.mp3 This time last year, we reported on the surge of unaccompanied children arriving in the U.S. from Central America. We took a close look at why the kids are coming and what happens to them once they… Continue reading