American Refugee

Immigration Court

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In the days leading up to the coronavirus shutdown I journeyed into a shadow part of our justice system, a courtroom rarely seen by the public.      Detained immigration court is a place where lawyers aren't provided for the defense, where judges and prosecutors are on the same team, where guilty is presumed and the all-too-often verdict a different kind of death.    Who are these immigration judges? What exactly is detained court? And how is it able to get away with operating outside of what we might call normal law?    Get ready because you're about to go there, to see the injustice that isn't being shut down.     This is American Refugee.   Written, Engineered & Produced: Sam Graber Music: Rare Medium, Punk Funk Metropolis, New Sound Underground Recorded: Minneapolis, MN Original Release: March 2020