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Staff Turnover and the Immigrant Court Crisis: Numbers, Impact, and a Path Forward

Imagine a night in July 2024 when Maria, a single mother from Honduras, received a summons for a removal hearing that had been delayed for months. She waited in a crowded waiting room, clutching a tiny toddler, while a court clerk shuffled paperwork that never seemed to move forward. The

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How to Cut a 12‑Year Mandatory Minimum: Defense Strategies That Save Years

When the courtroom doors shut on 28-year-old Marco Alvarez, the judge read a 12-year term that felt immutable. Alvarez had been caught with a kilogram of crack cocaine and a loaded pistol - charges that automatically triggered the statutory floor. His family’s pleas fell silent as the clerk stamped