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Immigration courts have the capacity to realize the noblest ideals of safety, justice, and due process for persecuted people. Although courts are not the sole arbiter of human rights, they can be a place where these rights are recognized and acted upon. Gaining status through the court opens opportunities for migrating survivors of violence to pursue their other human rights beyond the legal sphere (Androff and Mathis 2022). However, immigration courts are notorious for their multi-year backlogs, lack of accessible, affordable legal representation, linguistic barriers, and fickle outcomes (Katirai 2020; Levesque et al. 2022; Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse [TRAC] 2024). Legal advocates such as defense attorneys, nationally qualified representatives, and community organizations work to support migrating people in putting forth their claims to the court (Mathis 2024).....[Citing TRAC data and reports].
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