Immigration Courts

Backlogs affect the immigration courts themselves. It is difficult as a judge to fairly adjudicate a case that is subject to multiple continuances over a period of years.

- Andrew R. Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy

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Immigration Judges Forbidden to Use the Word ‘Alien’

They can’t complete cases, and they should not be forced to use the wrong words

Topics: Immigration Courts

Huge Decline in Percentage of Aliens Ordered Deported in FY 2021

And, in the number of cases immigration courts are completing; blame Biden and COVID

Topics: Immigration Courts

AG Garland Resurrects Administrative Closure in Immigration Courts

An average 16-year delay is one way to hide the massive backlog and bypass the law

Topics: Immigration Courts

BIA Equates 'Bad Traffic' with 'Family Deaths' to Excuse Immigration Court No-Show

Topics: Immigration Courts

DOJ’s Immigration Court Guidance Sets a Dangerous Precedent

Where are the demands for judicial independence?

Topics: Immigration Courts

Is Prosecutorial Experience Now a Disqualifier for Federal Immigration Jobs?

Topics: Immigration Courts

Report Understates No-Show Rates in Immigration Court

Immigration lawyers' group uses skewed method to determine share of in absentia removals

Topics: Immigration Courts

BIA Decision Highlights Difficulty in Identifying Asylum Fraud

The 'wanted' flier from the 'Nageia Police Authority'; Nobody wants to be a sucker.

Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum

Some Misunderstanding About the Qualifications To Be an Immigration Judge

An uncool tweet

Topics: Immigration Courts

BIA Decision Shows Congress Needs to Revise the Grounds for Removal

A modest proposal: two misdemeanors or one felony, and you are removable

Topics: Immigration Courts