In Denver courtroom, Trump administration pushes to send asylum seekers to third countries

Immigration attorneys say use of 'pretermission' raises due process concerns for people seeking asylum

Sherman, with the Immigrant Advocacy Network, said the pretermission process raises significant due process concerns.

“If somebody has never been to a country, they really deserve some time to learn about that country and figure out if they think they would be safe there and to be able to come up with those arguments,” Sherman said. “This is concerning in all cases, but when somebody has an attorney, we’re able to at least give them a fighting chance, and we have won several oppositions to these motions.

“But most people don’t have lawyers,” she said. “We meet with as many of those people as we can to advise them of their rights, and we’ve met with several who were just blindsided by this.”