Trump officials are reopening old immigration cases, even for dead people. ‘They don’t do their homework,’ lawyers say
By Melissa Gomez, Dakota Smith and Rachel Uranga
Aug. 6, 2025 3 AM PT
The Trump administration says it is simply stepping up enforcement of immigration rules and procedures the Biden administration ignored.
Some lawyers say the administration is deliberately seeking to overwhelm the courts, making it harder for immigrants to oppose deportation proceedings. “People aren’t getting due process,” one said.
A decade ago, Jesus Adan Rico breathed a big sigh of relief. That was when the Chino High School student, a Dreamer, learned an immigration judge had effectively shelved his deportation proceedings.
Maria Torres, who came to the U.S. at 2 years old, also had her deportation proceedings paused by an immigration judge because she recently married a U.S. citizen.
Yet just eight weeks ago, Adan Rico — now 29, married with a new child — discovered that the Trump administration had revived his deportation case, even though he has renewed his DACA status at least four times. Torres learned the government wants to bring back her case just as she was preparing for her green card interview.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-06/trump-administration-recalendars-decades-old-immigration-cases
