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The American immigration detention system faces an unprecedented crisis. Most detained immigrants cannot secure legal representation while facing deportation. Drawing from data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, government reports, and federal court statistics, this analysis examines a broken system. The dramatic expansion of immigration detention—without guaranteed legal counsel—creates near-certain deportation for thousands. Federal criminal

Hiring immigration lawyers has become significantly harder in 2025. A record‑high court backlog, new enforcement policies that chill advocacy, the termination (and partial court‑ordered restoration) of legal‑access programs, revived courthouse arrests, and turnover among immigration judges all push demand up while straining the supply of qualified counsel. This article explains why the market tightened, what