“He belongs to the Constitution of the United States of America. That Constitution applies to him just as it applies to me,” Rep. Al Green (D-TX) said about 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national fatally shot by an ICE officer in Houston and had no criminal convictions during his decades living in the U.S.

One of the biggest problems in our criminal justice system isn't just crime itself – it's how long it takes for some criminals to face justice. Right now, criminal cases are taking around three years to reach Crown Court for a jury trial. Offenders know exactly how to play the system, and some continue committing offences while they wait. Meanwhile, victims are left waiting for justice. Even worse, some defendants simply don't turn up for their trial. They become what is known as a