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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Biden Administration Hides the Number of Removal Cases It Has Tanked

How many aliens have received “prosecutorial discretion”? None of your business

Topics: Immigration Courts

The Depressing State of Immigration Court Proceedings Under Biden

Is ICE’s Principal Legal Advisor complying with the federal court order?

Topics: Immigration Courts, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Biden v. Texas: Remain in Mexico May End, But Main Issue Is Unresolved

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Immigration Courts, Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy

Is There an Ideological Purge Going on in the Immigration Courts?

Political decisions can’t guide IJ personnel decisions, so expect an investigation

Topics: Immigration Courts

House Judiciary Committee to Mark Up ‘Independent’ Immigration Court Bill

Only makes the real problems facing the immigration courts even worse

Topics: Immigration Courts

More than Three-Quarters of Aliens in Immigration Court Get to Stay

The Biden administration has effectively dismantled all aspects of immigration enforcement

Topics: Immigration Courts

An Independent Immigration Court: A Solution in Search of a Problem

If you think that political pressures on IJs are a problem now, wait until they have to fight for money

Topics: Immigration Courts

‘For the Rule of Law, An Independent Immigration Court’

Hearing before the the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary

Topics: Immigration Courts

DOJ Operating on Dual Tracks When It Comes to Criminal Aliens and Mental Health

Congress should clarify the particularly serious crime bar, but the AG and SCOTUS must act cautiously

Topics: Immigration Courts, Criminal Aliens

Asylum Grant Rate in ‘Credible Fear’ Cases Fell in FY 2021

But so did denials; pandemic-related closures affected completions

Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum