Asylum ‘Rocket Dockets’ Confront Some Speed Bumps
By Bob Dane August 5, 2019 4 Comments
Attempting to catch up with a growing backlog of some 900,000 cases, immigration courts in 10 U.S. cities are giving priority to hearing asylum claims.
But what the so-called “rocket dockets†gain in speed, they lack in efficiency: More than 80 percent of orders for removal involve individuals who failed to appear in court.
“Using ‘rocket dockets’ to accelerate proceedings only heightens the breakdowns that are a recurring feature of the system on its best day,†a new Migration Policy Institute (MPI) study concludes. “[The] system is overburdened. Court notices are often sent to incorrect addresses. Reports of clerical errors abound.â€
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2019/08/05/asylum-courts-border-security/
