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"Dedicated dockets" are supposed to speed up the timeline for asylum seekers in immigration court. But speed may come at the expense of due process.
In May 2021, the DOJ and DHS announced an intention to institute a Dedicated Docket program to help curb the increasing backlog of immigration cases in the US. Despite initial numbers highlighting some progress, the choice to implement the program drew swift criticism.
The federal government has chosen Denver for one of ten courts for the new program that's designed to help asylum seekers, but lawyers worry it's moving too fast.
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