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It’s a common problem outside the Hyattsville court, where Capital News Service reporters have visited on multiple court days this fall, talking to people as they come and go.
Many of the respondents appear without lawyers. Many don’t feel comfortable speaking English.
Every day, respondents walk through the building’s sterile, white-washed hallways, where immigration policy meets the real life of Maryland residents. Thousands of people come through the Hyattsville Immigration Court every year. The backup of pending cases in this venue stood at around 21,000 during the fiscal year that ended in September, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University.
During the same fiscal year, almost 8,000 new proceedings were filed in Maryland, slated for this court in Prince George’s County and its twin court in Baltimore, according to TRAC.
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