DOJ Eliminates Trump-era Case Quotas for Immigration Judges
Justice Department is ending the use of case quotas for immigration judges that became a point of contention during the Trump administration for undercutting judges’…
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EOIR Announces Appointment of 24 New Immigration Judges
EOIR announced the appointment of 24 new immigration judges, including four Assistant Chief Immigration Judges and two Unit Chief Immigration Judges. The memo provides a…
AG Garland Gives Immigration Judges Back Authority to Administratively Close Cases
Attorney General (AG) Garland ruled that, while rulemaking proceeds and except when a court of appeals has held otherwise, immigration judges and the BIA should…
4th Circuit says Immigration Judges must Develop Record.
The Fourth Circuit ruled that immigration judges have a legal duty to fully develop the record in cases before them, adding that this mandate is…
Despite union bust, immigration court revamp is likely far off
A Nov. 2 agency decision ruled that immigration judges are “management officials” who cannot unionize. This ruling dismantling the immigration judges’ union has left judges…
DOJ Seeks Termination of Immigration Judges Union, Further Undermining Court Independence
Last Friday, DOJ petitioned the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) in an effort to strip immigration judges of their right to be represented by a…
Attorney General Sessions continues to take away due process of Immigrants
Matter of L‑A‑B‑R‑, which outlined when immigration judges (IJs) may grant continuances; Matter of Castro‑Tum, which limited IJs authority toadministratively close a case; and Matter of A‑B‑, which…
EOIR Hotline Once Again Includes Names of Immigration Judges
EOIR is once again including the names of immigration judges on its automated case status hotline, reversing course following complaints over the names being removed from…
Senate and House Democrats Request Investigation of Illegal Hiring Allegations at DOJ
Top Senate and House Democrats sent a letter to DOJ’s Inspector General, requesting an investigation into allegations that DOJ has targeted candidates and delayed job offers…
Immigration Judges hard at work
A recent Transactional Records Access Clearing House (TRAC) report found that Immigration Judges completed 198,105 cases during FY2015, up 7.3% from 184,597 in FY2014. The…
Be careful with your statements in different proceedings
In a precedent decision issued, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held that, in making an adverse credibility determination, an Immigration Judge (IJ) can consider…