Fifty people were ordered deported after missing a mass immigration court hearing in San Diego, where cases that normally number 27 to 30 per day before a single judge jumped to roughly 90 in one morning with only a few weeks' notice. Immigration advocates say these "mega-master" hearings reschedule cases on short notice, making it difficult for people to receive proper notice and appear in court, resulting in in-absentia deportation orders. Volunteer court watchers, including faith leaders who have accompanied immigrants to hearings and ICE check-ins for over a year, say they had anticipated the tactic spreading to San Diego after seeing it used in other cities.