Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The nation's busy immigration courts decide thousands of cases every day.
Court interpreters play a critical role in that process, ensuring that judges, lawyers and those facing deportation all understand each other.
But those interpreters may be headed for a steep decline because of a new contract and dispute over pay and other work conditions.
Buzzfeed reporter Adolfo Flores and court reporter Carmelina Cadena join Take Two to describe how it could increase the already-backlogged set of cases that face immigration courts.