In court, ‘guardian angels’ aim to help immigrants facing deportation
Los Angeles Times story by Kate Linthicum
Inside a small immigration courtroom, a handful of children and teenagers wait for their moment before a judge.
Some are accompanied by a relative or a lawyer. Others are alone. Judge Ashley Tabaddor moves through the deportation hearings quickly.
“Sir, you really need to educate yourself about the option of special immigrant juvenile status,” she tells a man who is there with his young son.
“You have to be here at the next hearing,” she instructs an unaccompanied teenage girl. “Or I will have to order you removed in your absence.” Read more…