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Bay Area groups offer immigrants assistance as SF court closure compounds legal hurdles

FOR VERONICA B. GRANILLO, senior staff attorney at the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, defending her clients in their immigration cases has become harder ever since the second Trump administration took office. She says the atmosphere has shifted greatly as judges focus more on technicalities than the merits of a case. “If you’re late for a hearing, […] The post Bay Area groups offer immigrants assistance as SF court closure compounds legal hurdles appeared first on Local News Matters .

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