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Chaos, long lines overwhelm L.A.'s immigration courts, leading to default deportation orders

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Itzel Luna, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · July 1, 2026 · 1 min read

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Mega master hearings have packed immigration courtrooms nationwide for the past two months, typically scheduling around 100 cases at one time. The confusion inside the courts has caused many to miss their hearings, leading to default orders of removal.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Itzel Luna, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Jul 1, 2026
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Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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