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.
A Bad Time to Be a Bad Immigration Lawyer
BIA cracks down even harder on ‘ineffective assistance of counsel’ claims
Topics: Immigration Courts
Immigration Courts and Judges: Understanding the System Behind America's Immigration Crisis
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 263
DOJ: Immigration Court Asylum Grants Plummet
Credit policy changes under Trump II and blame a lack of initial screening under Biden
Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum
BIA States the Obvious: Admitting You Lied in the Past Doesn’t Make You Credible Today
Appellate board gives a quick tutorial on how IJs should make credibility determinations — and how not to.
California Federal Judge Bars ICE from Immigration Court Arrests
Except the INA *requires* immigration enforcement in immigration court
Federal Judge Vacates Biden Administration ‘Quiet Amnesty’ Rule
The average time a removal case is ‘administratively closed’ is 18 years, but the clock has now restarted on all of them
BIA: Consider Aliens’ Crimes, Not Just their Convictions, in Exercising the AG’s Discretion
A brief history of statutory largesse and statutory complexities
Topics: Immigration Courts, Criminal Aliens
SCOTUS’s ‘Immigration Judge’ Opinion Has Little to Do with Immigration
Except to the degree it does: ‘Federal courts are not “roving commissions,” licensed to “sally forth each day looking for wrongs to right.”’
Trump II Boosts Immigration Judge Hiring to Alleviate the ‘Chokepoint’ in Our Immigration System
‘Largest Class in Agency’s History’, but the question is how well those resources are apportioned, and for how long
Topics: Immigration Courts