The Washington Times

Quicker hearings ordered for immigration detainees

Mr. Diop had his Luzerne County guilty plea overturned in November because the judge found he was not told of the deportation risk and did not enter his plea knowingly. The county prosecutor successfully appealed, but Mr. Diop may appeal yet again. Both his criminal and immigration cases are now likely to continue to crawl through various courts for years, Ms. Rabinovitz said.

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