Nearly 200,000 deportation cases have been thrown out since the start of President Joe Biden’s administration because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hadn’t filed the necessary court appearance paperwork to proceed with the removals, according to a new analysis of the cases.
The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a data research organization sponsored by Syracuse University, released a new report on Wednesday detailing the rates at which deportation cases are being derailed when U.S. immigration authorities fail to file a key document known as a Notice to Appear (NTA).
When initiating deportation proceedings, DHS officials must provide an NTA to a noncitizen they believe is subject to removal. An NTA form is used to describe the allegations for which DHS officials believe a noncitizen should be deported, and DHS officials must provide an immigration judge with a copy of this form before the initial case hearing for a removal case to proceed. Failure to file this form can upend the case….
