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Earlier this month, the New Jersey chapter of the immigrant advocacy nonprofit Make The Road released a study entitled “ICE in the New Jersey Courts: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Access to Justice in the Garden State.” The result of surveys with 59 legal and social service providers serving immigrant clients throughout 14 New Jersey counties, the report’s findings appear to confirm that arrests of undocumented defendants at court dates for unrelated offenses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or “ICE” agents, often not in uniform, is having a chilling effect on the justice system. Though this practice of ICE arresting undocumented immigrants attending court for unrelated offenses was not unheard of before President Trump took office, ICE has dramatically stepped up its frequency under the new administration’s watch. The Immigrant Defense Project reports a 900 percent increase in this type of ICE courthouse arrest in New York State alone since January. According to the “ICE in the New Jersey Courts” report findings, since Donald Trump has become President, 78 percent of survey respondents have had clients too scared to attend criminal court due to fear of ICE presence in the courts. Additionally, 72 percent report having had immigrant clients who fear attending court because abusive partners have told them that ICE agents will be there to arrest them. As for the concrete effect on the judicial system, more than half of those surveyed reported having clients who have failed to appear in municipal or criminal court due to fear of ICE. In this episode of “TrumpWatch” on WBAI New York 99.5FM, host Jesse Lent speaks to Lauren Herman, a staff attorney for Make The Road New Jersey who co-authored the study, about what ICE’s courthouse arrests will mean for the U.S. justice system, in light of their findings that fear of being detained is keeping many undocumented immigrants from using critical legal services or even showing up for court.

Ep 51 (12/13/17)How is Trump's immigration policy affecting the justice system? Guest: Lauren Herman

Earlier this month, the New Jersey chapter of the immigrant advocacy nonprofit Make The Road released a study entitled “ICE in the New Jersey  Courts." The study found that since Donald Trump has become President, 78 percent of survey respondents have had clients that say they are too scared to attend criminal court due to fear of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the courts. As for the concrete effect on the judicial system, more than half of those surveyed reported having clients who have skipped an appearance in municipal or criminal court due to fear of ICE. In this episode of TrumpWatch on WBAI New York 99.5FM, host Jesse Lent speaks to Lauren Herman, a staff attorney for Make The Road New Jersey who co-authored the study, about what ICE’s courthouse arrests will mean for the justice system.

<p>Earlier this month, the New Jersey chapter of the immigrant advocacy nonprofit Make The Road released a study entitled “ICE in the New Jersey  Courts." The study found that since Donald Trump has become President, 78 percent of survey respondents have had clients that say they are too scared to attend criminal court due to fear of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the courts. As for the concrete effect on the judicial system, more than half of those surveyed reported having clients who have skipped an appearance in municipal or criminal court due to fear of ICE. In this episode of TrumpWatch on WBAI New York 99.5FM, host Jesse Lent speaks to Lauren Herman, a staff attorney for Make The Road New Jersey who co-authored the study, about what ICE’s courthouse arrests will mean for the justice system.</p>

How is Trump's immigration policy affecting the justice system? (Lauren Herman)