Under Obama's policies, asylum seekers were showing up for their hearings in the 90 percent range when given a date and released with an ankle bracelet. With the recent overwhelming number of criminalizing strategies by this administration, including the international human rights violations in regard to separating mothers from babies, the system is overwhelmed, they don't have judges or court personnel to schedule or send notice of any hearings.

Perhaps the Republicans would like just cut to the chase and set up a******n clinics in Central America to deal with the problem at the source, and save us all a lot of time and effort.

https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/fact-check-asylum-seekers-regularly-attend-immigration-court-hearings

"Recent data shows that asylum seekers continue to appear for immigration court proceedings at high rates. In fiscal year 2018, Department of Justice (DOJ) figures show that 89 percent of all asylum applicants attended their final court hearing to receive a decision on their application. When families and unaccompanied children have access to legal representation, the rate of compliance with immigration court obligations is nearly 98 percent.

Despite statistics showing that asylum seekers appear in immigration court at high rates, President Trump Administration has repeatedly falsely claimed that only 3 percent of asylum seekers and 2 percent of immigrants attend immigration court. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen stated that asylum seekers “more than not” fail to appear in immigration court.

The Trump Administration erroneously claims asylum seekers skip court hearings in an attempt to further their deceptive narrative of the asylum system as a “loophole” exploited by individuals with meritless claims to enter the United States and “disappear into the economy.” Indeed, the administration’s so-called Migration Protection Protocols plan, also known as ‘Remain in Mexico,’ is premised upon the idea that asylum seekers do not show up to court. These false claims ignore the political repression and violence that forces people to flee their countries amidst the world’s worst refugee crisis.

GET THE FACTS

ANALYSES OF GOVERNMENT STATISTICS CONFIRM:
92 percent of individuals who filed asylum claims attended their court hearings between fiscal years 2013 and 2017
According to DOJ statistics, between 2013 and 2017, 92 percent of asylum seekers appeared in court to receive a final decision on their claims. In FY 2018, 89.4 percent of those who applied for asylum complied with their court hearing obligations. Out of 66,592 final asylum decisions, 7,072 denials were the result of the asylum seeker failing to appear in court.

Asylum seekers released from detention to pursue their claims attend immigration court hearings nearly 100 percent of the time...."

~

So the only reason be needs to lock em up, is that he WANTS TO for some reason, and no one seems able to stop him.

I am speaking of the legal asylum seekers who are trying to follow the law. You are confusing and lumping in the ones who have broken the law to skew the figures to your advantage. Trumps policies, according to Sessions, were changed and the process made more torturous and draconian and abusive for the expressed purpose of scaring people to discourage them from attempting to come, legal asylum seekers included.

I am championing the legitimate victims who are caught up in this mess. Trump wants to sacrifice their babies to feed his lust for power. And he is using the Constitution to light the blaze after shredding the pillars of justice and human decency to make kindling.

My bad, I had to re edit the link and quote. You may have not gone back to see the edit.

Here you go.

https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/fact-check-asylum-seekers-regularly-attend-immigration-court-hearings

"Recent data shows that asylum seekers continue to appear for immigration court proceedings at high rates. In fiscal year 2018, Department of Justice (DOJ) figures show that 89 percent of all asylum applicants attended their final court hearing to receive a decision on their application. When families and unaccompanied children have access to legal representation, the rate of compliance with immigration court obligations is nearly 98 percent.

Excuse me for the omission. By "path to citizenship" I did not mean to imply they maintain their status-quo so that all is forgiven when applying for legal status. However, I would not be opposed to their paying fines and administrative costs to remedy their situation, allowing them to stay. But they must undergo vetting.

I have relatives from Korea who went through the process in the early 1970s and they waited in line for their turn to immigrate. To do otherwise is a slap in the face from anyone who sidesteps the legal process.
For this reason, I favor a strong border to prevent gate crashers and border jumpers. A wall, barrier, fence, wh**ever means necessary to reduce illegal border crossings.

My neighbor across the street is Latina, born in the USA to parents who legally immigrated here. Her husband who is from Mexico tried to cross the border to visit and was caught. He had to wait ten years before he could come here again legally (do to otherwise and be caught again would permanently disqualify him).
He played by the rules and after the long wait was granted permission to join his wife and children, and now has citizenship. He made a mistake and he paid for it by taking responsibility for his actions. Now they are the best neighbors I have. Good family values and strong ties to the community, a legitimate job, and home.

Here's some news:
Alleged MS-13 gang members from L.A. have been charged in a string of grisly k*****gs.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-16/ms-13-committed-gruesome-k*****gs?utm_source=Essential+California&utm_campaign=1289613959-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_12_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6e35f7f85b-1289613959-84346717

CBP denies Marine veteran entry for citizenship interview.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/story/2019-07-15/cbp-denies-marine-corps-veteran-entry-for-citizenship-interview?utm_source=Essential+California&utm_campaign=1289613959-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_12_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6e35f7f85b-1289613959-84346717

Trump didn't start the policy. Nor is it routine. Children are separated for specific reasons. Some of the reasons include:

*If the adult they are with will be incarcerated in our penal system. (Do you want kids sent to prison with their parents?)
*If the agent has reason to suspect the child is being abused. (Would you rather an abuser keep the child?)
*If their is reason to suspect the adult is not the parent or relative. (Would you rather child traffickers keep the child?)
*If the child or adult is sick and needs hospitalization. (Would you rather leave the sick in general detention?)

Obama separated children. The differences were

1) Under Obama the children were kept in warehouses behind chain link, and sometimes in padlocked chain link pens. They slept on the floor instead of beds. Trump's detention facilities have beds, they go to school, and get to play both in and outdoors. Due to extreme overcrowding, not everyone gets their own bed. But they don't sleep in rows on the floor of a warehouse.

2) Children were not kept as long under Obama because anyone claiming to be the parent of a child left with the child without being required to provide any sort of proof they are who they said they were. No DNA or even fingerprinting was done. And if the child said they didn't know the person, or that they were afraid of the person, or even if the person had hurt them; they were handed over. Many children were later found working in labor camps and others disappeared into the sex trade.

So if the child were mine, I'd rather they go into one of Trump's "concentration" camps in dormitory style living for a year; than be held for a couple of months in a padlocked cage and be handed over to a trafficker.

The first 2 photos were taken in 2014. The last 2 in 2019.

Since the vast majority will NOT be granted asylum, those who know they have little to no chance have no reason to show up to be deported. They are already IN the US. It would be better if they has asylum status, but better to meld into the populous illegally, than go to the hearing and be deported.

Unless you are one of those l*****ts who automatically think a minority is too dumb to reason things out so must be protected from their own decision consequences. Got news for you. We ain't that dumb!

But DHS documented in 2018 that 87% did NOT show up. This year it is 90%.
In 2018, according to the DOJ, 70,000 asylum seekers entered at a port of entry. 47,000 removal orders for absentia (they didn't show to their hearing) were issued. I'm pretty brain dead right now to do the math, but that certainly doesn't add up to 89% of asylum seekers attending their hearings!

https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1109731/download
(see page 16)
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1060851/download
https://ijr.com/dhs-secretary-whopping-percentage-migrants-dont-show-hearing/