immigration court
She escaped violence in El Salvador, but there’s little time or resources to heal while seeking asylum in the US
The Trump administration wants immigrants to stop using public benefits, but many immigrants are already severely restricted from receiving assistance with food, health and child care. Even when they are at their most vulnerable.
An immigrant detainee is sent over 1,000 miles away from his family and lawyer — and fights to return
To protect their immigrant residents under Trump, some cities are arming them with lawyers
A migrant from El Salvador gets her chance in immigration court
What it’s like to represent detained immigrants in overloaded courts — day in and day out
In New York City, lawyers make all the difference for immigrant detainees facing deportation
In 2012, 1,202 people were ordered removed from the US at one New York City courthouse. This year? Just 535 were deported. And that's, many say, because of the lawyers.