It's actually why immigrant ARC invited me and others to show up in court, is to bear witness to exactly what has been happening the last three weeks. Because it sounds good. DHS, Department of Homeland Security, says to someone, we're dismissing your case. And you think, great, but it's actually terrible because when they dismiss the deportation proceeding, they also invalidate your asylum application and essentially strip you of any status on the prior case. (02:24–02:29)
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Asserts that DHS tells individuals their case is dismissed.
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