Tag: immigration judges
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DoJ Moves: Immigration Judges with Defense Backgrounds Targeted in Rise of Employee Dismissals
Background: A Controversial Pattern Emerges The Department of Justice has drawn scrutiny after reports surfaced that several immigration judges—notably those with backgrounds defending immigrants—were dismissed or disciplined in what critics call a troubling pattern. While the specifics of each case vary, the overarching thread is a DOJ stance that emphasizes administrative efficiency and policy alignment…
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DOJ Fires Immigration Judges with Immigrant Backgrounds: What It Means for Asylum Courts
Background: A Shift in the Immigration Judiciary The Department of Justice has recently drawn scrutiny for a string of dismissals affecting immigration judges who once brought firsthand experience with immigrant communities to the bench. The publicized cases, including judges with immigrant-defense backgrounds, have raised urgent questions about judicial independence, the selection process for immigration judges,…
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DOJ Firing Immigration Judges: Defense-Background Controversy
Overview: A wave of personnel changes in immigration courts In recent months, reports have emerged of the Department of Justice taking steps that appear to remove or reassign immigration judges who previously defended clients in asylum and other immigration cases. The pattern has sparked a national debate about judicial independence, the criteria used for tenure…