Defending Against Deportation in Contra Costa County

Advocates and lawyers are scrambling to provide immigration legal assistance in Contra Costa County, where a new immigration court has opened to help tackle a nationwide deportation backlog and record numbers of asylum claims.  KQED’s Tyche Hendricks takes us to a high school gym in Concord where nonprofit groups helped provide free legal advice to people ahead of their court hearings. Links: Episode transcript New Bay Area Immigration Court Opens, Aims to Tackle Deportation Backlog Become a KQED member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices