Trump’s deportation crackdown accelerated by potent court tool

The Guardian reports that the Trump administration has set a new record for immigration arrests this month. But beyond the visible enforcement operations, a less noticed acceleration is underway in immigration courts. Judges are conducting mass hearings with minimal preparation time for people facing deportation, and increasingly issuing removal orders without immigrants even present in the courtroom—a practice that effectively prevents people from defending themselves.

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