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Exclusive: Outgoing SF immigration judge blasts courts as soul-crushing, too close to ICE
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Retired Judge Bill Hanrahan stands outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs court building in San Francisco, Calif. Friday, May 14, 2021. The former managing judge of the San Francisco immigration court delivered a blistering exit interview after retiring from the system, saying the courts are run by a soul-crushing bureaucracy that needs wholesale reform. And that s not improving under Biden, he said.Jessica Christian/The Chronicle
When William Hanrahan decided to take a job managing the San Francisco immigration court last year, he hoped he could “do some good” by bringing his expertise to resolving the legal morass many U.S. migrants must navigate to stay in the country.
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President Biden took office with a promise to ârestore humanity and American valuesâ to the immigration system. If heâs going to succeed, it will take more than shutting down construction on his predecessorâs border wall. The most formidable obstacle to making the U.S. immigration system more humane and functional is invisible to most Americans: the nationâs broken, overwhelmed immigration court system.
Every day, hundreds of immigration judges slog through thousands of cases, unable to keep up with a crushing backlog that has more than doubled since 2016. Many cases involve complex claims of asylum by those who fear for their safety in their home countries. Most end up in legal limbo, waiting years for even an initial hearing. Some people sit in detention centers for months or longer, despite posing no risk to the public. None have the right to a lawyer, which few could afford anyway.
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