Over 130 Organizations, Including Legal Services Providers, Urge DOJ and DHS to Reject Expedited “Dedicated Dockets” for Asylum Seekers

RMIAN has joined over 130 organizations from across the nation in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to abandon its new “Dedicated Docket” process. 62 organizations providing immigration legal services to individuals facing deportation in the ten cities announced as pilots for this new “dedicated docket process”, including Denver.

Already, RMIAN and other signees are underfunded and this new process would only increase the number of individuals whose requests for help would have to be rejected. The letter asks the agencies to abandon this proposed plan or to, at the very least, suspend its implementation until organizations can take steps to ensure that the families undergoing this process have guaranteed access to legal representation and a restored and improved asylum system.

The entire letter can be read here.