Since Donald Trump assumed the presidency, immigration rights activists have warned that his administration has taken unprecedented steps to transform the immigration court system into what critics call a "deportation machine" by emphasizing the quick removal of people from the country over due process and the rule of law. KCRW interviews Ashley Tabaddor, a U.S. immigration judge in Los Angeles and the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges about the change.
What it's like to be an immigration judge in the Trump era
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Guest:
- Saul Gonzalez - host of the California Morning Report