Behind the Docket
June 15, 2026
One month, six universities, 62 students, 1,025 proceedings: Scenes from an overstrained immigration system in America.
Category: On The Docket
Trends, jargon inside Chicago immigration courts
June 14, 2026
Navigating immigration court is complicated and people before the court, known as respondents, often fall through the cracks.
Chaos and confusion inside Omaha’s Immigration Court
June 13, 2026
Omaha’s Immigration Court is backlogged, overwhelmed with language barriers and policy changes.
Immigrant youth risk losing special protection status
June 13, 2026
Timing, dueling court systems and lack of legal help often creates confusion for immigrant youth threatening special protections provided to some.
Fighting for immigrants amid policy shifts
June 13, 2026
An Omaha lawyer fights for clients caught in immigration system overhaul.
Interpreters can shape asylum hearings
June 12, 2026
Immigration courts heavily rely on remote interpreters. When things go wrong, it can have life-altering consequences.
Bonds without bounds
June 10, 2026
A middle-aged man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with no criminal record, a 15-year history with his local church, and a U.S. citizen wife and children, sat in an Eloy, Arizona, immigration court.
Immigration courts backlog has grown since 2012
June 9, 2026
Immigration cases have swelled since 2012. Though courts have moved faster the past two years, critics say the Trump admin’s “efficiency” comes at the expense of due process.
In Chicago’s immigration court: Cases of chaos, despair and hope
June 5, 2026
In Chicago’s immigration court hundreds of immigrants go through proceedings that will determine whether they will be able to stay in the U.S.
Due process at risk in Trump’s immigration courts
May 27, 2026
How firings and other dramatic changes are affecting the immigration court system – and due process.