San Francisco's Deportation "Conveyor Belt"
Immigrants are being deported "in absentia" because they don't show up for court hearings they never received notice about. It's legal, but reporter Deepa Fernandes tells host Demian Bulwa that advocates call it a "deportation conveyor belt."
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Judges in U.S. immigration court issue mass "in absentia" deportation orders for immigrants who don't show up to make their case. But many of these people don't even know to be in court because their current address isn't on file. As reporter Deepa Fernandes tells host Demian Bulwa, the Justice Department defends the practice, but advocates for immigrants call it a "deportation conveyor belt." | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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