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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago
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Feldman: Firing immigration judges threatens more than immigrants

The administration is dismissing immigration judges and replacing them with military lawyers lacking immigration law experience, undermining civil service protections and targeting immigrant cases.
fromKqed
3 months ago
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Military Lawyers Called Up to Relieve a Shortfall in Immigration Judges | KQED

About 600 military lawyers were authorized as temporary immigration judges to address a nearly 4 million-case backlog amid accelerated arrests and significant EOIR judge losses.
fromKqed
3 months ago
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Military Lawyers Called Up to Relieve a Shortfall in Immigration Judges | KQED

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fromTruthout
3 months ago

DOJ Says Temporary Immigration Judges No Longer Need Immigration Experience

The new rule, which went into effect on Thursday, permits the director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), with the U.S. Attorney General's approval, "to designate or select any attorney to serve" as a temporary immigration judge (TIJ) for a renewable six-month term. The notice states that the DOJ "declines to adopt any limitations on the number of extensions of the six-month periods or otherwise cap the length of a temporary appointment." The EOIR conducts immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings.
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