The expedited consideration of deportation cases to handle the massive influx of children and their parents from the Southern border of the United States began in earnest Wednesday at the Jacob Javits Federal Building in Lower Manhattan.
Immigration Judge Frank Loprest presided over initial appearances by 32 people, 29 of them minors, who are seeking to remain in the United States. Loprest is the first judge to handle the so-called “rocket docket” green lighted by the Justice Department’s Executive Office for immigration Review (EOIR) to cope with the more than 63,000 people who have streamed over the border since late 2013.
