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Immigration,
Government

Nov. 9, 2018

Sessions' departure might impact immigration cases

The number of immigration cases personally decided by the U.S. attorney general could drop sharply after the former holder of the office, Jeff Sessions, was fired Wednesday.

The number of immigration cases personally decided by the U.S. attorney general could drop sharply after the former holder of the office, Jeff Sessions, was forced to resign Wednesday.

It remains to be seen if Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker or his permanent replacement will use their power to overrule existing immigration case law as frequently as Sessions did, according to Gregory Chen, director of government relations for...

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