Immigration courts across the country are suddenly moving hearings forward by months and sometimes

Immigration courts across the country are suddenly moving hearings forward by months and sometimes even years, catching immigrants completely off guard. 🚨 People who thought they had years to prepare their asylum cases are now receiving notices giving them only weeks before critical hearings. ⚖️ The problem is that immigration courts often require all evidence to be submitted at least thirty days before an individual hearing. 📄 That includes declarations, witness letters, photographs, legal briefs, and country conditions evidence. Even master calendar hearings, once considered routine, are becoming more aggressive. 🛂 ICE attorneys are now using these early hearings to push for immediate deportation orders through motions claiming asylum applications are legally deficient or that immigrants should seek asylum in third countries instead. The Department of Justice has hired a record number of immigration judges to speed up deportation proceedings under the Trump administration. ✊ If you have a pending immigration court case and have been thinking about hiring a lawyer, waiting too long could leave you without enough time to prepare your defense. If you need help with an asylum case or getting a loved one out of immigration detention, send the word “CONSULT” in a direct message. 💬