Judges’ Crackdown On Virtual Hearings in Honolulu Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court

Judges' Crackdown On Virtual Hearings in Honolulu Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court

New judges at Honolulu's immigration court are requiring in-person hearings more often, increasing costs and barriers for immigrants.

Judges’ Crackdown On Virtual Hearings in Honolulu Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court

New judges at Honolulu’s immigration court are requiring immigrants and their attorneys to appear in person for hearings at least four times as often in a turn away from virtual hearings, driving up costs and adding barriers for people fighting deportation.

Judges’ Crackdown On Virtual Hearings Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court

Hawaiʻi-based immigration judges have ordered attorneys and their clients from as far as Texas and Alaska to travel to appear in person in Honolulu's court.