The article reports on a rally held by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys and several community organizations, protesting new enforcement operations by ICE in immigration courthouses in California. Immigrant advocates express concern over the impact of these operations, which can lead to deportations for individuals who miss hearings. Courtrooms are now being monitored by ICE officers, which is a change in enforcement practices following policy shifts from the current administration. The article highlights the implications of these actions on immigrants' rights and due process.
President Donald Trump pledged "mass deportations" of at least a million people in the first year of his term. In an effort to carry that out, the administration has stripped away a variety of due process protections.
If an immigrant fails to appear for a hearing, they automatically lose their case and are ordered deported in absentia.
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