In recent weeks, immigration judges have been thrust into the center of the heated political controversy over how the Trump administration is handling the cases of mostly Central American immigrants caught on southwest border. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin) TOPICS:Deportation From The United States EL...
Lecture: “Practical Tips For Presenting An Asylum Case In Immigration Court” (UDC Version, 02/17) “GANG OF 14” FORMER IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND BIA APPELLATE IMMIGRATION JUDGES (INCLUDING ME) FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSING! – Matter of Castro-Tum FORMER GOVERNMENT IMMIGRA...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had praised the order clearing the way for the law that allows any police officer in Texas to arrest migrants for illegal entry and authorizes judges to order them to leave the U.S. Advertisement The high court didn’t address wheth...
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it’s not their job to find out. Their job is to defend you, and put up a fair case. As one attorney put it, their job is to “keep the system honest.” The way our legal system is structured, the court – judges and juries – find people responsible. Judges, not lawyers, hold...
Hon. Paul W. Schmidt, Jan. 30, 2025 " Courtside has learned that the following eight Garland-appointed BIA Appellate Immigration Judges have been “reassigned” to staff positions: Geller, LeMelle, Kludt, Reilly, Brown, Nahas, Clark, and Borkowski. A ninth, unidentified AIJ was placed on ...
JUST IN: Federal Appeals Court Reverses Judge’s Ruling, Allows Texas Immigration Law That Allows Police to Arrest Illegals to Take Effect Posted on | March 4, 2024 | No Comments JUST IN: Federal Appeals Court Reverses Judge’s Ruling, Allows Texa...
9th Circuit Judges Upheld District Court's Ruling Against President's Immigration Ban Today, only a few hours ago, a three-judge panel of the San Francisco based US 9th Circuit Court just announced its official ruling on the appeal filed by the Department of Justice over...
aAdvocates have pointed to the paucity of guidelines and the lack of an overall legal framework for protecting the rights of those with mental illness as a cause of inconsistent immigration court practices in which uncertain immigration judges sometimes proceed without addressing a detainee’s mental ...
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