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Kate Morrissey

The ‘Mega Masters’ Tactic: Mass Immigration Hearings Inside Crowded Courtrooms

People line up for immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images.

The Trump administration has found a way for immigration judges to order dozens of immigrants deported at the same time.

Known widely as mega master hearings, the tactic involves rescheduling large numbers of immigration court cases from hearings months into the future to dates in just a matter of days or weeks. A single judge could have more than 100 cases on a given morning or afternoon during a mega master docket.

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