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Judges’ Crackdown On Virtual Hearings Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court
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Judges’ Crackdown On Virtual Hearings Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court

Hawaiʻi-based immigration judges have ordered attorneys and their clients from as far as Texas and Alaska to travel to appear in person in Honolulu’s court.

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