The Slow Violence of Immigration Court
Maya Pagni Barak, "The Slow Violence of Immigration Court"
English | ISBN: 1479821047 | 2023 | 240 pages | PDF | 1291 KB
English | ISBN: 1479821047 | 2023 | 240 pages | PDF | 1291 KB
The arduous, confusing and fraught journey that immigrants take through immigration court
Each year, hundreds of thousands of migrants are moved through immigration court. With a national backlog surpassing one million cases, court hearings take years and most migrants will eventually be ordered deported. The Slow Violence of Immigration Court sheds light on the experiences of migrants from the “Northern Triangle” (Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador) as they navigate legal processes, deportation proceedings, immigration court, and the immigration system writ large.
Grounded in the illuminating stories of people facing deportation, the family members who support them, and the attorneys who defend them,
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