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Immigration,
Government

Jan. 9, 2018

Sessions to review immigration judges’ authority to close cases

Immigration experts are divided on the federal government’s decision to review a case management tool used by immigration judges in deportation proceedings to indefinitely postpone cases.

Immigration experts are divided on the federal government’s decision to review a case management tool used by immigration judges in deportation proceedings to indefinitely postpone cases.

Some current immigration judges and lawyers said curtailing or doing away with the practice — known as administrative closure — would unnecessarily waste resources and add to an already formidable case backlog. Others said it was a necessary review...

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