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    What it's like to be an immigration judge in the Trump era

    Since Donald Trump assumed the presidency, his administration has taken unprecedented steps to transform the immigration court system into emphasizing the quick removal of people from the country over due process and the rule of law.

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    By Saul Gonzalez • May 22, 2018 • 8m Listen

    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.

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