Video: Deportation Defense And Immigration Court Hearings
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DEPORTATION DEFENSE AND IMMIGRATION COURT HEARINGS
Deportation Defense Lawyer Carlos Batara Briefly Summarizes Key Facts About Immigration Hearings And Trials In This Video
Trying to handle your immigration court case alone is not a good idea. Deportation and removal defense is a complicated area of law.
In addition, immigration laws and rules are strict. Immigration court procedures are rigid. The chances of winning your deportation trial is difficult even for the most experienced immigration lawyer.
Here are some important facts about immigration court hearings and trials you should know about:
The immigration court is overloaded with too many deportation cases.
Immigration judges handle about 350,000 new cases every year. Some immigration courts, like the Los Angeles Immigration Court, have far more hearings than they can adequately handle.
Especially for Riverside and San Bernardino deportation defense clients, this is not good news. Their hearings are usually heard at the Los Angeles Immigration Court.
Immigrants need immigration lawyers for deportation and removal defense.
Studies show 90% of immigration deportation cases do not go past the immigration court stage. This means if immigrants lose at immigration court, most of them will not challenge the immigration judge’s decision by filing an immigration appeal.
Out of all the cases that go to immigration court, 57% of immigrants facing deportation do not hire an immigration lawyer to help them. Since it is quite difficult to win deportation hearings, it is safe to assume a high percentage of these immigrants lose their cases. And, as noted above, they are unlikely to file an appeal.
Immigration judges are swamped and need more time.
A recent report published by the American Bar Association shows that, on the average, each immigration judge handles about 1,243 cases per year. Most cases have between 2-5 hearings.
Immigration judges have about 15 minutes to explain their decisions. Whether their decisions are to deport an immigrant, or to grant them permanent residence, 15 minutes is often not enough time to discuss how they reached their decisions. For immigrants who decide to challenge a judge’s decision, short decisions make it harder to put together a successful appeal.
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