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An AP investigation highlights how lawyer Kamalpreet Chohan coordinates a volunteer program to assist immigrants without legal representation in immigration courts, where the stakes are deportation or staying in the U.S. Under the second Trump administration's mass deportation push, legal representation is critical: only 19% of unrepresented immigrants won asylum versus 47% with lawyers, yet 52% of roughly 3.2 million pending cases lack counsel.

• 52% of roughly 3.2 million pending U.S. deportation cases involve unrepresented immigrants; representation dramatically improves outcomes (19% success rate without lawyer vs. 47% with lawyer).
• Immigration courts provide no guaranteed attorney unlike criminal courts, forcing immigrants to pay thousands or seek overbooked nonprofit assistance.
• Trump administration's mass deportation agenda intensifies stakes: courts denying asylum at higher rates, arresting immigrants in courtrooms, and compressing hearing timelines.
• Volunteer lawyer programs struggle to meet demand as long waitlists persist and many regions lack sufficient immigration attorneys.