Ximena Bustillo

including from countries like Afghanistan and Venezuela.

Several have resulted in lawsuits, even leading up to arguments in the Supreme Court.

A high court decision is pending for individuals from Syria and Haiti.

Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.

Immigrants are now being scheduled for massive master calendar hearings.

Those are being called mega masters.

That include 100 or more people at a time.

That's up from two or three dozen people at a time, which had been typical for a first hearing.

Immigration lawyers told NPR that these new hearings largely target people without lawyers representing them.

Those who show up late or not at all are receiving removal orders, further truncating the already limited due process available to immigrants.

In the past year, the Trump administration has pushed to streamline cases through immigration courts.

This includes moving up cases of people from specific countries and encouraging judges to review cases faster.

Immigrants are now being scheduled for massive master calendar hearings.

Those are being called mega masters.

That include 100 or more people at a time.

That's up from two or three dozen people at a time, which had been typical for a first hearing.

Immigration lawyers told NPR that these new hearings largely target people without lawyers representing them.

Those who show up late or not at all are receiving removal orders, further truncating the already limited due process available to immigrants.

In the past year, the Trump administration has pushed to streamline cases through immigration courts.

This includes moving up cases of people from specific countries and encouraging judges to review cases faster.