DOJ permits attorneys without immigration case experience to be temporary judges amid major backlog
The DOJ aims to reduce a backlog of approximately 3.7 million immigration cases by appointing temporary judges without requiring prior immigration law experience.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced a new policy permitting lawyers who lack prior immigration law background to be appointed as temporary immigration judges across the country.
- This change follows the firing or resignation of more than 100 immigration judges since President Trump took office, creating a significant shortage that contributes to a large backlog of cases.
- Previously, only individuals who had served as immigration judges, held judge positions in other government agencies, or were attorneys with a minimum of ten years' experience in immigration law were eligible to be temporary immigration judges.
- The rule authorizes the Director, with the Attorney General’s consent, to appoint an adequate number of skilled and thoroughly trained judges to the immigration courts.
- Critics warn that the rule may erode due process since many new judges lack immigration experience and receive limited training during their six-month terms.
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Trump’s new immigration judges don’t need immigration law experience
For most people — if you don’t like the results, all you can do is hope things turn out better next time. But if you’re President Donald Trump, you can simply change who makes the decisions. After his immigration drive was not moving quickly enough, Trump has now decided to hire immigration judges who have no experience in immigration law. Contrary to popular assumption, immigration judges are not part of the judiciary branch but rather the exec…
Trump DOJ Loosens Qualifications for Temporary Judges to Tackle Immigration Backlog.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a rule change allowing attorneys without immigration law experience to serve as temporary immigration judges.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The DOJ’s Office of Immigration Review, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and immigration judges.WHEN & WHERE: The rule was published on Thursday in the Federal Register and applies to immigration courts nationwide.KEY QUOTE: “Immigration law experience is no…
The Department of Justice, on which the migration courts depend, seeks to hire new judges, even without immigration experience
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