New immigration court not entirely good news for immigrants
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By ART HOVEY / Lincoln Journal Star
Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 - 05:32:42 pm CST
OMAHA — A new immigration court here conveys a message about the swifter rendering of justice.

Justice for all.

For one of Rachel Yamamoto’s typical clients from the volatile west African nation of Togo, that can mean quicker assurances of political asylum and an end to worries about returning home to the possibilities of torture, imprisonment and even death.

[+]EnlargeRachel Yamamoto is a familiar face in territory that would be relatively unfamiliar to many Nebraskans. The 2003 graduate of UNL's law school works exclusively on immigration cases and spends much of her time at Omaha's new immigration court near Eppley Airfield. (Art Hovey)
Rachel Yamamoto is a familiar face in territory that would be relatively unfamiliar to many Nebraskans. The 2003 graduate of UNL's law school works exclusively on immigration cases and spends much of her time at Omaha's new immigration court near Eppley Airfield. (Art Hovey)
she gets one, “I do everything I can to win those asylum cases,â€