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‘I Hope a Lawyer Will Answer’
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The U.S. currently has an immigration court backlog that surpasses 1.5 million cases — and that includes many people who are seeking asylum from violence or persecution in their home countries.
In northern California, asylum cases are typically heard at an immigration court in San Francisco’s Financial District. That’s where KQED immigration editor Tyche Hendricks met Pablo Lopez, a Nicaraguan man living in Walnut Creek as he awaits his opportunity to make his case before an immigration judge. But a recent attempt by the Biden Administration to speed up asylum claims is putting pressure on people like Pablo to find a lawyer ASAP, to better his chances of winning his claim.
Guest: Tyche Hendricks, KQED immigration editor
This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Christopher Beale, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.
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'I Hope a Lawyer Will Answer': Asylum Seekers Risk Deportation in Expedited Process
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In northern California, asylum cases are typically heard at an immigration court in San Francisco’s Financial District. That’s where KQED immigration editor Tyche Hendricks met Pablo Lopez, a Nicaraguan man living in Walnut Creek as he awaits his opportunity to make his case before an immigration judge. But a recent attempt by the Biden Administration to speed up asylum claims is putting pressure on people like Pablo to find a lawyer ASAP, to better his chances of winning his claim.
Guest: Tyche Hendricks, KQED immigration editor
This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Christopher Beale, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.
Links:
'I Hope a Lawyer Will Answer': Asylum Seekers Risk Deportation in Expedited Process
A Simple Paperwork Error Can Get Asylum Seekers Deported. Rosa Díaz Got Lucky on a Lunch Break
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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