Judges and Judiciary,
Immigration
Aug. 29, 2018
Immigration judges discuss avoiding conviction-focused deportation approach
Judges want to avoid using an approach that requires them to focus on the criminal convictions instead of underlying case facts.
At a recent conference, immigration judges grappled with how to avoid using an approach in court that requires them to focus on the criminal convictions instead of underlying case facts when deciding whether to deport immigrants with valid visas.
Multiple U.S. Supreme Court decisions have favored using the "categorical approach" in immigration courts with some exceptions, according to immigration attorneys who said some judges dislik...
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