Illegal Immigrants Are Increasingly Ditching Court Amid Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign

Immigration courts are facing a surge in no-shows, leading judges to issue more deportation orders. In fiscal year 2025, which ended in September, immigration judges across the country issued more than 310,000 deportation orders for migrants who were absent from their hearings, according to Department of Justice data. There were roughly 223,000 deportation orders issued ...