American Immigration Lawyers Association<\/a> said as many as 100 people are being called into court rooms that typically handle around 20 cases at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\nGiselle Garcia with NorCal Resist, a Sacramento-based mutual aid organization that assists immigrants facing deportation proceedings, said a typical docket included between 15 and 25 respondents.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we had 45 leads scheduled,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cThere\u2019s two back-to-back, so that\u2019s 90 leads that were scheduled for this morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garcia said she\u2019s also worried that many immigrants on these new dockets had their court dates moved up by months or even years. At the hearing CapRadio attended, 15 respondents failed to appear during the first session. Garcia said another 20 missed the second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThose individuals will likely be receiving removal orders because they did not attend,\u201d she stressed. \u201cBut we don\u2019t know how many of those respondents didn\u2019t come because of fear or because they didn\u2019t receive the appropriate notice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garcia also fears the shorter timelines between hearings could discourage immigrants from returning to court.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they\u2019re being told, \u2018You got two months, good luck,\u2019 we anticipate that fewer people will show up,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jose said he\u2019s determined to find a lawyer before his August hearing, but he\u2019s not sure what he\u2019ll do if his asylum claim is denied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll we can do is cry,\u201d he said in Spanish. \u201cThey have our address. They have everything. We can\u2019t hide.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Executive Office for Immigration Review, which oversees the nation\u2019s immigration courts, said in a statement that immigration judges can issue deportation orders when respondents fail to appear if they determine sufficient notice was provided and the Department of Homeland Security has established removability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The spokesperson added that the agency will continue to make scheduling adjustments to ensure all cases are handled in a timely and lawful manner.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
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