The National Lawyers Guild’s Bay Area chapter is putting out an urgent call for attorneys to help oversee law students representing people in a Contra Costa County [Immigration Court.

As KQED’s Juan Carlos Lara reports, that’s amid a backlog of more than 170,000 cases.

The National Lawyers Guild&rsquo;s Bay Area chapter is putting out an urgent call for attorneys to help oversee law students representing people in a Contra Costa County [Immigration Court. As KQED&rsquo;s Juan Carlos Lara reports, that&rsquo;s amid a backlog of more than 170,000 cases.

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Concord Immigration Court Faces a Backlog of 170,000 Cases as Few Immigrants Have Lawyers

KQED newscast for Friday, November 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM

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California’s Department of Motor Vehicles doesn’t do enough to remove dangerous truckers and other professional drivers from the roads, even after they’ve killed people. That’s according to the newest investigation by CalMatters, which found that even when the agency does act, it can take years to do so.

For more, the California Report’s Madi Bolanos spoke with Cal Matters reporter Lauren Hepler.

California&rsquo;s Department of Motor Vehicles doesn&rsquo;t do enough to remove dangerous truckers and other professional drivers from the roads, even after they&rsquo;ve killed people. That&rsquo;s according to the newest investigation by CalMatters, which found that even when the agency does act, it can take years to do so. For more, the California Report&rsquo;s Madi Bolanos spoke with Cal Matters reporter Lauren Hepler.

Concord Immigration Court Faces a Backlog of 170,000 Cases as Few Immigrants Have Lawyers

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