NYC’s already backlogged immigration system has been straining to accommodate an influx of more than 21,000 migrants since the spring, many of whom are new arrivals bused in from border states. Delays could jeopardize their chances of staying in the U.S.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.Each weekday morning before dawn, hundreds of people stand outside the main immigration courthouse in Manhattan in a line that often curves around the building.
And another wave of migrants could well be on the way, following a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday that struck down a Trump-era public health measure that allowed the government to quickly remove migrants who unlawfully cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration advocates and policymakers said theby U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan would likely increase border crossings and put more pressure on the immigration system, including the courts.
It’s worse than it’s ever been. The system was overwhelmed and unable to effectively meet the demand prior to the recent influx, so the recent influx is just already adding to a strained system.For months, immigration attorneys and advocates have complained that court documents are routinely being sent to the wrong addresses. They note cases where migrants have missed hearings and been ordered deported in absentia – as they stood in the long lines outside the courthouse.
“It's the first time that I've experienced where everybody is like, ‘We're not doing anything.' We can't, ’’ said Camille Mackler, executive director of the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative.Meanwhile, at the courthouse at 26 Federal Plaza, formally known as the Jacob Javits Federal Building, many of those seeking help remained, even after the guards cut off the line for the day.
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