A disturbing pattern has emerged in Cleveland’s immigration court, one that threatens to undermine a cornerstone of American justice, and Today in Ohio wonders where the trend spreads next.

Recent cases reveal the federal government is using an “emergency deportation policy” to bypass due process for certain immigrants—a development that podcast hosts say should alarm all Americans regardless of their views on immigration.

The latest example involves Leanny Hernandez Torrealba, a 27-year-old former police officer from Venezuela who fled to the U.S. after facing harassment over her sexual orientation and political views. On the day of her first hearing in Cleveland immigration court—before she even had legal representation—Homeland Security attorneys asked the judge to dismiss her case

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