my name is mary beth hoffman.i am the chair of the northern california chapter the american immigration lawyers association. we are an association of 13,000 attorneys nationwide and about 1000 attorneys here in the bay area. to give a brief background on in response to the from central america the obama administration has directed all of its agencies to prioritize the deportation of children in recent family arrivals. these cases are going forward far more quickly for us at the speed of light, then the regular removal case of an individual who seeks protection. at our borders. the children who are the most vulnerable therefore have less time to find an attorney and the attorneys scrambling to represent them. the private bar the pro bono firms provide pro bono services, to nonprofit organizations, and the individual private attorneys in the immigration not have much less time to prepare a case. as the case will go forward extremely quickly until conclusion. the court rooms resemble more of a preschool than a courtr