'Hidden tribunals:' Immigration court due process in tumult with new locations
Immigration attorneys report that the U.S. government is increasingly using undisclosed or unconventional locations for immigration hearings, often with little notice. Critics argue this tactic disrupts due process and creates logistical chaos for immigrants and their legal counsel.
Why it matters
This raises significant concerns regarding the transparency and fairness of the U.S. immigration court system under current administrative policies.
Immigrants are being told last minute about new in-person hearings at previously undisclosed courtroom locations .
That's according to five immigration attorneys who reviewed notices or observed the hearings and spoke to NPR about them.
The last-minute notifications appear to be another tactic in a broader strategy from the Trump administration to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options to speed up arrests and deportations.
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