Thread: Immigration court cases delayed till 2019? Not so, federal agency says

Immigration court cases delayed till 2019? Not so, federal agency says



The U.S.-Mexico border fence cuts through the desert near Nogales, Ariz. (John Moore / Getty Images)


By NIGEL DUARAcontact the reporter

Will migrants seeking legalization have to wait till 2019 for a court date? Not really, feds say
U.S. responds to concerns that immigrants seeking legalization won't get court hearings until 2019


In late January, U.S. courts began telling immigrants seeking legalization that their cases would be delayed for four years, announcements that spurred an uproar among immigration attorneys and advocates.

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Most peculiar was that the federal office in charge of scheduling immigration court dates issued the same date for each hearing: Nov. 29, 2019.

But the federal Executive Office for Immigration Review says there is no reason for concern. The 2019 date is merely a default temporarily used for thousands of non-priority cases after a flood of unaccompanied minors and adults with children crossed the border last year.

An agency spokeswoman said the 2019 date will almost certainly change for nearly every person who is scheduled for that day.

“The majority of the cases will be rescheduled [from 2019],” said Lauren Alder Reid of the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

A person with a case scheduled for March 2015 may receive a notice saying his or her case has been delayed for four years.

But another letter will probably soon follow, Reid said, resetting the case to a 2015 date.

Detention cases are generally put on a faster track, as are non-detention cases that involve unaccompanied minors or adults with children. Late last summer, the Justice Department prioritized the cases of tens of thousands of Central American unaccompanied minors or mothers with children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.

Previously, only immigrants in detention were considered priority cases.

Cases that face a longer delay are those in which a person is not detained or otherwise considered a priority case.

Such an arrangement doesn’t sit well with Mercedes Ryden, a Phoenix immigration attorney. “As a practitioner, I find that problematic,” she said.

Ryden’s concern is that the abrupt start-stop-start nature of the scheduling could lead people to believe that their cases have no hope, or alternatively, encourage them that they have more time in the U.S., leading them to move.

“Then if they miss that court date, they get an ‘in absentia’ notice for deportation,” Ryden said. “That’s alarming to me.”

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An agency spokeswoman said the 2019 date will almost certainly change for nearly every person who is scheduled for that day.

“The majority of the cases will be rescheduled [from 2019],” said Lauren Alder Reid of the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

A person with a case scheduled for March 2015 may receive a notice saying his or her case has been delayed for four years.

But another letter will probably soon follow, Reid said, resetting the case to a 2015 date.

How stupid do they think we are?! This is a lie, they don't ever plan to have hearings for legal immigrants because the PLAN is to tie up every federal, state and local agency processing benefits, privileges, money, housing, food, jobs, and "better lives than Americans" for illegal aliens. They stalled funding for our other DHS agencies over illegal aliens. They've added 20 million people to Medicaid so illegal aliens can scoop up the free insurance. They've given every new job created in the US for the past several years to illegal aliens and green card/visa holders. They're working on special ID's for illegal aliens. Hell, some cities are introducing ideas and ordinances that would give illegal aliens and immigrants the right to vote.

Wake Up, People. They're creating a special international class of folks who they think will do their bidding when the time comes to do some really really bad things like dissolve the United States.

Originally Posted by Judy

How stupid do they think we are?! This is a lie, they don't ever plan to have hearings for legal immigrants because the PLAN is to tie up every federal, state and local agency processing benefits, privileges, money, housing, food, jobs, and "better lives than Americans" for illegal aliens. They stalled funding for our other DHS agencies over illegal aliens. They've added 20 million people to Medicaid so illegal aliens can scoop up the free insurance. They've given every new job created in the US for the past several years to illegal aliens and green card/visa holders. They're working on special ID's for illegal aliens. Hell, some cities are introducing ideas and ordinances that would give illegal aliens and immigrants the right to vote.

Wake Up, People. They're creating a special international class of folks who they think will do their bidding when the time comes to do some really really bad things like dissolve the United States.

. JUDY THEY THINK WE JUST GOT OFF THE BOAT IM WITH YOU ON EVERY THING YOU SAID SO FAR YOUR % 100 RIGHT
JUST GET OBAMA THE HELL OUT

Originally Posted by southBronx

. JUDY THEY THINK WE JUST GOT OFF THE BOAT IM WITH YOU ON EVERY THING YOU SAID SO FAR YOUR % 100 RIGHT
JUST GET OBAMA THE HELL OUT

Exactly. We'll have to figure out how to survive two more years under this present dire circumstance, but the prairie is on fire, people are waking up, new reports are coming out about the facts of the damage, more whistleblowers are stepping out to expose the wrong-doing, polls are showing overwhelmingly that the actions of our government are not representative of the will of the people of the United States, even the media is finding a better story about the damage illegal immigration has caused the US than these made-up phony drama queen sob stories planted by immigration organizations and their public relations experts.

Ten years ago, I called this battle a "War of Words", and it is, and you know what? I think we'll win it, because words from the heart based on facts and truth, should and usually do prevail over words from the pockets and wallets based on deceptions and lies.