Ximena Bustillo
Stories
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Who makes the rules at immigration court? Reporting on chaotic scenes in courthouse halls
NPR's Ximena Bustillo talks to Scott Detrow about what reporting on the immigration court has been like recently, and describes the chaotic courthouse hallways she's been navigating.
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Democrats push Homeland Security Department on DACA recipients
After the agency called on DACA recipients to self-deport, Democrats are asking for answers on how mass deportations are affecting the group of immigrants also known as 'DREAMers.'
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Court rules Trump can't use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration cannot deport Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
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Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as immigration court judges
In a rare move, the Pentagon is calling on up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary judges in immigration courts as the Trump administration looks to speed up deportations.
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Appeals court blocks Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
The president is using the wartime power to streamline the deportations of Venezuelans alleged to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The move has attracted legal challenges.
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Military lawyers called up to relieve a shortfall in immigration judges
The move comes after the Justice Department last week made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge —effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience.
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Confusion, explosive anger and waiting: NPR spent a day in New York immigration court
Dozens of immigration courts across the country have become epicenters of the Trump administration's efforts to increase the rate of immigration arrests.
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Northern Massachusetts immigration court among the most understaffed in the country
An immigration court in northern Massachusetts is among the most understaffed in the country after some judges quit or were fired. That leaves immigrants with years-long waits for due process.
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Inside one of the most understaffed immigration courts in the country
The Chelmsford, Mass., court has hemorrhaged judges, a consequence of the Trump administration's seemingly contradictory efforts to downsize the federal government and increase immigration arrests.
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Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over
NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.
