The number of administratively closed immigration cases placed back on the docket in San Diego soared by 750% just through July of this year, compared to all of 2024, according to data obtained by NBC 7 Investigates.

The process called recalendaring—when cases that have been administratively closed are put back on the docket in immigration court—brings thousands of people with cases paused 10 to 15 years ago back into active deportation proceedings.

“They were not terminated, but they were placed on hold,” said immigration attorney Raul Montes. “Many of them based on humanitarian grounds.”

“This is something that we saw a lot during the Obama administration, where they determined which cases were priorities,” immigration attorney Maria Chavez added. “An individual had, you know, a clean

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