Immigration courts fast-track hearings for Somali asylum claims
Source: NPR
February 9, 2026 12:41 PM ET
Dozens of asylum cases filed by Somali migrants in immigration courts were suddenly rescheduled and recategorized over the weekend, according to four lawyers interviewed by NPR.
NPR has learned that lawyers across at least three states, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska, received notices starting Friday night that moved up hearings for their clients to later this month and next month. Some of these hearings were previously scheduled to take place by 2028; others hadn't yet been scheduled. More than 100 cases have been affected, based on interviews conducted by NPR, but attorneys NPR spoke with said the count is likely higher.
NPR spoke with the four attorneys on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals for their clients. They argue that this appears to be a coordinated effort between the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the Department of Homeland Security to reject Somali asylum applications without court hearings. Such a move would fast-track their deportation and limit due process. (The Executive Office for Immigration Review is an agency inside DOJ that houses immigration courts.)
President Trump's rhetoric toward Somali immigrants, as well as his administration's emphasis on deportations, raises concern that the notices represent the first step toward the removal without due process of Somali asylum applicants in the country.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/09/nx-s1-5707217/somali-asylum-cases-rescheduled
They are gonna "fast-track" them right into a concentration camp and out of the country as part of this country's ethnic cleansing schema.
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