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Note: we're likely under-estimating because (1) SDRRN's primary responsibility is to care for asylum seekers, not administer questionnaires, and (2) some may not have spoken out because of concerns that reporting might negatively affect their immigration cases 9\
We also uncover language access issues that give rise to due process concerns. 20% of the asylum-seeking heads of households do not speak Spanish as their primary language. Many speak an indigenous Central American language, such as K'iche', Q'eqchi', and Mam 10\pic.twitter.com/8dEhm60sS2
However, 88% of non-Spanish speakers were given instructions about their immigration court dates, times, and locations (on their NTAs) in Spanish. In addition to indigenous Central American speakers, this includes native Hindi and Vietnamese speakers, among others 11\
If asylum seekers are not being given vital instructions about their immigration proceedings in a language they can understand, how can we expect them to navigate an already complex legal process? 12\
I called this "Part 1" because another report will be out soon. Whereas this report focuses on asylum seekers who have been admitted into the U.S., "Part 2" focuses on asylum seekers who have been returned to Mexico under the "Remain in Mexico" policy. Please stay tuned \end
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