sentence1: Opposing litigants and H-2A employers could prolong the legal process simply by refusing to return legal service attorneys' phone calls or delaying provision of records to which the worker was entitled to ensure that the H-2A worker left the United States before a dispute could be resolved.
sentence2: Opposing litigants and H-2A employers could drag out the legal processing in order to make sure that an H2-A worker leaves the US before a resolution is reached.