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badattitude December 24th, 2025 6:17pm

“An immigration judge issues a stern warning: “If you don’t show up, there is a good chance the court will order you removed.”” Should immigrants who don’t show up for their court dates be automatically deported?

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Think Lovin Life
Dec 24, 11:38 am

I don’t believe NPR. Most illegal aliens never show up for their hearings, this is not a new phenomenon. The stats are the same during the open border Biden years as well.

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WorstGooEver Nuke the Hurricanes
Dec 24, 2:30 pm

Man… it’s really like you guys are trying your hardest to be terrible people on purpose.

Just ignore all the stories about people getting snatched up at immigration court even though they WON their case…

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7423
Dec 24, 8:42 pm

We have 5 immigrants in our immediate family, including my wife. All are legal. I do not understand why illegals don’t take the necessary steps to become legal. They’d save themselves a lot of pain.

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rondo1 Colorado
Dec 24, 9:31 pm

Perhaps if ICE would stop kidnapping folks who show up for their court dates , people would be more willing to try to work with our very broken system.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 11:39 am

You’re right. Like over 90%.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 12:42 pm

They won’t get deported if their asylum claims are legitimate. But you already knew that.

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Think Lovin Life
Dec 24, 12:51 pm

ILY … don’t believe the NPR propaganda! The vast majority (over 95%) have never shown up to their immigration hearings.

Barry Obama denied over 90% of their phony asylum requests and deported over 3 million illegal aliens.

Illegal aliens aren’t suddenly refusing to go to their hearings, that’s just the lie that NPR is feeding to their gullible sheep.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 2:32 pm

Snached up? If they had won their case they would have a green card and asylum. Someone is lying to you.

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reader5673
Dec 24, 8:43 pm

Follow our laws, immigrate lawfully and you can be here. If not, get out.

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CouncilCommie They, Them
Dec 24, 9:30 pm

ICE has made a habit of detaining immigrants at immigration court. Hell, they've done it at citizenship ceremonies. It's no surprise people are afraid to show up on their court dates when there's a good chance they'll be arbitrarily sent off to a private prison if they do.

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jen2214 Ohio
Dec 24, 10:02 pm

Absolutely, they should be deported!!

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Wasecan84 USA
Dec 24, 12:42 pm

They should actually be deported after they illegally cross.

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ovcourse Commiefornia
Dec 24, 5:18 pm

Democrats answer: illegals aren’t smart enough to find the courthouse, yet are smart to find their way to the US. 😂

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Odysseus We All Need A Fantasy
Dec 24, 5:29 pm

I answered yes

But, honestly, they are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.

I feel sorry for immigrants trying to do the right thing in MAGA America.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 2:35 pm

You do know that 90%+ never showed up when Obama was president. And there weren’t any ICE camping out. So how do you explain that?

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 9:14 pm

You don’t understand. You are being lied to. The only thing that is happening is that the judge is denying their asylum claims and they are getting picked up in the hallway. That’s it.

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LibertyWatch000 Ohio
Dec 24, 9:27 pm

Yes! Immigration is not a right. No one has the right to nor should they be allowed to disrespect our laws.

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LibertyWatch000 Ohio
Dec 24, 9:28 pm

My wife is an immigrant too. There’s zero reason why someone should be here illegally.

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LibertyWatch000 Ohio
Dec 24, 9:31 pm

Worst supports sex and drug trafficking. He hates America and our safety. He has zero sympathy for Americans but is sympathetic towards those breaking laws. No thanks. I actually have sympathy for the victims. I have sympathy for those that are doing the right thing.

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WorstGooEver Nuke the Hurricanes
Dec 24, 9:47 pm

No…. You just made that up. They are taking people before their hearings… after hearings that went well for them… they don’t care.

You must have had your head in the sand.

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Think Lovin Life
Dec 24, 10:31 pm

Rondo … stop drinking the kool-aid! You can’t believe the lies that NPR is pushing.

I’ll prove it to you! What percent of illegal aliens showed up for their immigration hearing when Barry Obama was in office? How about Joe Biden?

That’s right, NPR is just gaslighting gullible leftists into thinking that something has changed. Shame on you for falling for it!

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nacho1 Logic Land
Dec 24, 11:59 am

It's part of the scam- catch, release and disappear

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iloveyou3002 My house
Dec 24, 12:40 pm

Why should immigrants show up when they are gonna be deported anyways regardless if they show for court or not.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 5:32 pm

I feel sorry for them too. But nobody is above the law. Right? I have a friend from Norway. A professional airline pilot who met a girl while here on a flight. They got married and had kids. He has been trying to get legal for years. He finally got legal and got sworn in as a citizen. He’s very proud to be here flying as an airline pilot. And he’s paying a massive amount of taxes. So everyone wins. But he did it right and didn’t screw it up.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 5:33 pm

He never overstated his visa and never worked here illegally. He always left before.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 5:40 pm

Did you see my explanation above about why they get “grabbed”? They lose their asylum claims and they are waiting for them in the hallway.

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CudOfCow Oregon
Today: 2:04 am

Aren't they going to be removed anyways, why would they show up. They are here illegally. The threat was there before and after...her words carry zero weight. Thats like telling someone who has stolen that if they steal again they will be in trouble. Whoopdy freakin doo.

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ew64495 Virginia
Dec 24, 1:49 pm

It’s because ice agents are frequently camping outside these facilities to deport people who show up to these required hearings. I know of two people personally who this happened to.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 2:35 pm

You do know that 90%+ never showed up when Obama was president. And there weren’t any ICE camping out. So how do you explain that?

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ew64495 Virginia
Dec 24, 2:56 pm

One was a high school kid, another was a young former coworker of mine. Neither had any criminal record and were just showing up to their required hearing while trying to work their way through the immigration process. This happens all the time.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 3:02 pm

Sounds like you don’t know the whole story.

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WorstGooEver Nuke the Hurricanes
Dec 24, 9:46 pm

Then why is ICE snatching up people showing up to their court hearings? That’s exactly what you supposedly wanted them to do.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 3:24 pm

Here is what really happened.

“Yes, migrants are being deported after showing up for court, but there are specific reasons and tactics involved. The Trump administration has implemented a strategy where government attorneys request the dismissal of certain asylum cases during routine hearings, which then makes individuals eligible for "expedited removal". Once the case is dismissed, immigration agents, often in plainclothes, arrest the individuals in courthouse hallways immediately after they leave the courtroom. These arrests are coordinated in advance, with DHS lawyers communicating updates via text messages to waiting ICE agents.”

They were denied asylum.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 3:25 pm

“This practice primarily targets individuals who entered the U.S. without inspection, have been in the country for less than two years, or were paroled under recent programs and later had that parole rescinded. Contrary to claims of targeting only those with criminal records, most of those detained do not have criminal convictions. The dismissals allow ICE to bypass normal deportation proceedings and quickly remove individuals without further hearings.”

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WorstGooEver Nuke the Hurricanes
Dec 24, 9:58 pm

lol. So the judge did NOT deny anything…

What actually is happening is that Trump issued an order giving ICE wide latitude to bypass the court system entirely based on any number of arbitrary reasons. They are taking a big steaming dump on the actual law.

You seem to be citing Trump’s often used “I’ll do whatever the fuck I want and who will stop me?” rule.

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Think Lovin Life
Dec 24, 10:11 pm

Goo … you’re not THIS gullible are you? Come on, not even Kamala Harris believes the lies you and NPR are pushing!

Most illegal aliens have NEVER shown up for their hearings, not now, not when Barry Obama was in office, not ever.

NPR is spinning a lie for the gullible left. Wake up!

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WorstGooEver Nuke the Hurricanes
Dec 24, 10:58 pm

You’re just lying. If the case was dismissed the person wouldn’t have a court date.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 2:33 pm

That’s probably people who have deportation orders because of a crime they committed. Don’t lie.

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EarthMunkey The Golden Rule. Always.
Dec 24, 9:01 pm

How can you be removed if you don't show up. Silly judge...lacking knowledge of simple things.

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WorstGooEver Nuke the Hurricanes
Dec 24, 9:11 pm

People who are going through the legal immigration/asylum process are, *by definition*, here legally. They are doing EXACTLY what you all always said they should do.

But Trump and company never cared where the depletion numbers were coming from… they are more than happy to take the easy targets. The whole “going after criminals” thing was always a lie.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 9:33 pm

Why? Because the judge denied their asylum claims. At that point they can be fast tracked for deportation. They can’t stay. Before now they were allowed to go free in our country for years without fear of deportation even though they had a deportation order. That’s all that is happening now that’s different. 90%+ didn’t show up for asylum claims hearings when Obama was president. And they didn’t have ICE waiting for them. Stop listening to the lies on social media.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 9:34 pm

Why? Because the judge denied their asylum claims. At that point they can be fast tracked for deportation. They can’t stay. Before now they were allowed to go free in our country for years without fear of deportation even though they had a deportation order. That’s all that is happening now that’s different. 90%+ didn’t show up for asylum claims hearings when Obama was president. And they didn’t have ICE waiting for them. Stop listening to the lies on social media.

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badattitude no place like home
Dec 24, 9:49 pm

Nope. Not true. They are lying to you. They have their cases dismissed before the hearings because the asylum papers they submitted don’t qualify.

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WorstGooEver Nuke the Hurricanes
Dec 24, 9:50 pm

You proudly voted for a rapist who just pardoned one of the most notorious drug traffickers of our time.

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lapleopard
Dec 24, 10:08 pm

Unless they have an emergency. They need to call to be rescheduled.

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WorstGooEver Nuke the Hurricanes
Dec 24, 11:00 pm

See? Even Think wouldn’t deny that trump is a rapist who pardoned one of the most notorious drug traffickers of our time.

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