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End of federal funds leave migrant children to navigate system alone, warns immigrant rights group

WLRN News Staff

More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children across the U.S., including hundreds in South Florida, could be forced to navigate the complex U.S. immigration court system without an attorney or legal advisor after federal funding ended Friday, warns the Miami-based Americans for Immigrant Justice.

Immigration

Judge slams Noem over termination of temporary legal status for 60,000 immigrants

Ariana Figueroa | Florida Phoenix

A federal judge in California Wednesday found the Trump administration unlawfully terminated temporary protections for more than 60,000 nationals from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.

Immigration

NPR analysis shows skyrocketing number of 'no-shows' in immigration court

Ximena Bustillo, Rahul Mukherjee

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.

Immigrants in detention centers near the southern border are waiting a month or two for hearings. Meanwhile, New York City immigration courts are facing delays of more than two years on average.

N.Y. Immigration Courts Face 2-Year Delay After Judges Sent To The Border

Beth Fertig

The Trump administration is temporarily moving immigration judges to courts near the southern border, making delays in New York worse.