NYC's Immigration Court Is a 'Pressure Cooker'
05.22.2019 - By WNYC
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Beth Fertig, WNYC senior reporter covering courts and legal affairs, talks about her latest reporting on the city's immigration courts, and the pressures that judges are under.
"It’s very frightening for the people going," to immigration court in NYC, says @bethfertig. "Most don’t speak English, many don’t have lawyers, many don’t realize it’s just a procedural hearing... they think they’re going into court and they’re going to be deported that day."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 22, 2019
"It’s very frightening for the people going," to immigration court in NYC, says @bethfertig. "Most don’t speak English, many don’t have lawyers, many don’t realize it’s just a procedural hearing... they think they’re going into court and they’re going to be deported that day."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 22, 2019
"It’s very frightening for the people going," to immigration court in NYC, says @bethfertig. "Most don’t speak English, many don’t have lawyers, many don’t realize it’s just a procedural hearing... they think they’re going into court and they’re going to be deported that day."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 22, 2019