4 Ways to Support Communities Affected by Trump’s Immigration Orders | Sojourners

4 Ways to Support Communities Affected by Trump’s Immigration Orders

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An immigration judge once told me the story about an Albanian family: On their way to their final asylum hearing, they were broadsided by a drunk driver and ended up in the hospital. Because they missed their court date, they automatically received a deportation order. “Almost 10 years and almost a million dollars to remove the order,” said the judge. “It’s like pulling a wisdom tooth continuously for years."

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