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Immigration

Feb. 21, 2018

Groups say Sessions should recuse himself from procedural review

Two nonprofits have filed briefs in a case that could determine if tens of thousands of immigration cases will be returned to judges.

Groups say Sessions should recuse himself from procedural review
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions may show bias on immigration cases, according to two lawyer groups that filed amicus briefs for thousands of cases on hold to be returned to judges' dockets.

Two lawyer groups filed friend-of-the-court briefs in a case that could determine if tens of thousands of immigration cases put on hold will be returned to judges’ dockets.

The American Bar Association and the American Immigration Council filed amicus briefs in an immigration case that Attorney General Jeff Sessions referred to himself last month in order to review the practice of immigration judges taking cases off their calendars. ...

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