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NIJC has a new Chicago address at 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and a new email domain at @immigrantjustice.org.

Around the country, unaccompanied children are being scheduled for shockingly quick hearings in immigration court, dubbed "rocket dockets." Speedy hearings are tremendously problematic for children trying to obtain asylum and safety in the United States. WBEZ interviewed Alex, an NIJC client, and Lisa Koop, associate director of legal services at NIJC about how rocket dockets are compromising due process protections for children. Listen to the segment.