…of due process and judicial independence. In May, Sessions issued a precedent-setting decision that largely ended the practice of administrative closure, a docket management tool that allowed judges to temporarily…
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…“administrative closure” under the ongoing case review process. Although eligibility determinations will be made on a case-by-case basis, administration officials said that immigrants who satisfy the criteria in the memo…
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…elevated to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Attorneys general under Trump also issued multiple decisions using their “certification” power which restricted due process, including eliminating administrative closure and imposing strict…
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…of pursuing policies that restrict due process for people seeking relief, EOIR should restore a full set of discretionary tools to immigration judges, including administrative closure, termination, and continuances. Judges…
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…And yet, a great deal of work to repair the damage caused over the last four years remains. Further announcements of additional administrative actions are expected in the upcoming weeks….
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As news trickles out of the White House that President Obama is planning to announce a program like the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative for other worthy populations,…
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President Obama back in September pushed off taking administrative action on immigration until after the midterm elections were over. “The president believes it would be harmful to the policy itself…
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Earlier this month, the Trump administration officially closed the doors of a “tent city” holding over 2,800 immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas. The closure comes after months of public pressure…
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…until at least April 7. Given the current status of the coronavirus outbreak, the closure is almost certain to be extended. Staff continue to perform work that does not require…
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…due to its long history of repeated inability or unwillingness to provide adequate health care and abuse of detained individuals. Short of closure, the complaint requests an investigation into the…
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