Jeff Sessions Archives | Immigration Impact

‘Zero Tolerance’ Overwhelmed Courts and Diverted Resources From Criminal Investigations

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Dec 5, 2019 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Immigration Courts | 0

Attorney General Sessions’ orders to prioritize prosecuting people for immigration-related...

Trump Administration Moves to ‘Disband and Destroy’ Immigration Judges Union

by Melissa Cruz | Aug 12, 2019 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts | 0

Immigration judges around the country are denouncing the Trump administration’s latest move to...

Providing Humanitarian Aid to People Crossing the Border Should Never Be a Crime

by Wendy Feliz | Jun 17, 2019 | Border Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

Since 2004, a band of humanitarian aid workers organized by community and faith groups have...

Calls to Reform ‘Irredeemably Dysfunctional’ Immigration Court System Grow Louder

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Mar 22, 2019 | Due Process & the Courts, Reform | 0

In an exhaustive report on the immigration court system, the American Bar Association (ABA) called on Congress to make sweeping changes in order to fix a system “on the brink of collapse.” According to the ABA, the immigration courts—which currently face backlogs of over 855,000 cases—are so “irredeemably dysfunctional” that the only solution is for […]

Government Officials Deflect Responsibility for Family Separation at Congressional Hearing

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Feb 27, 2019 | Abuses, Asylum, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

At an oversight hearing on family separation in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, government officials from four different agencies dug in against criticisms and denied any accountability for the Trump administration’s family separation policy. All but one of the officials admitted under questioning that they had not raised any objection to family […]

What Matthew Whitaker’s Designation as Acting Attorney General Means for Immigration

by Karolina Walters | Dec 3, 2018 | Asylum, Executive Action, How the Immigration System Works, Immigration 101, Immigration Courts | 0

Following Jeff Sessions’ resignation as Attorney General, President Trump named Matthew Whitaker to replace him—a move that has already inspired multiple lawsuits that contend the designation was illegal. In a recent immigration case, an amicus brief explains why designating Sessions’ former chief of staff is unlawful. The amicus brief was filed in Matter of Negusie, […]