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Navigating immigration court can be bewildering — but without a lawyer, it can be disastrous, and some newly arrived asylum seekers never even get their day in court. One woman, Rosa Díaz, got lucky.

Staggering delays at one of the busiest immigration courts in the country are throwing...

The proceedings are part of a recently enacted effort the San Francisco Immigration Court...

Copy Link Christian Laporte, 19, plays with his brother Vladimir Fardin, 9. The brothers, who were traveling with U.S.-issued visas, were denied entry to the U.S. and separated by immigration officials at SFO after arriving on a flight from Mexico on Sunday.  (Courtesy of the Family) Immigration authorities at San Francisco International Airport have taken a 9-year-old Haitian boy away from his brother, an East Bay college student, and sent him to a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children i...

Haitian Brothers, 19 and 9, Detained and Separated By Immigration Authorities Despite Having Valid Visas A day after the nation celebrated MLK Day, what was supposed to be an enjoyable trip to the U.S. for two Haitian brothers has turned into a nightmare. Nine-year-old Vladimir Fardin was separated from his older brother Christian Laporte, 19, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. According to BuzzFeed, Laporte was deported to Mexico Tuesday. Fardin was turned over to ICE to be sent to a gover...

Attorney: Young brothers from Haiti held at SFO despite having visas By Tatiana Sanchez © /Courtesy Michaelle Pyroll Brothers Christian Laporte, 19, and Vladimir Fardin, 9, pictured with their mother, Michaelle Pyroll, in Haiti over the Christmas holiday. The brothers are being detained at San Francisco International Airport. Two brothers from Haiti were detained at San Francisco International Airport Sunday for more than a day, despite having visas to enter the United States,...

Brothers from Haiti held at SFO despite having visas; 9-year-old in ICE custody FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Brothers Christian Laporte, 19, and Vladimir Fardin, 9, pictured with their mother, Michaelle Pyroll, in Haiti over the Christmas holiday. The brothers are being detained at San Francisco International Airport.Courtesy Michaelle PyrollShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Vladimir Fardin, 9, of Haiti, pictured with his brother, Christian Laporte, 19.Courtesy Michaelle PyrollShow MoreShow Less Two brother...