Justice Dept memo warns judges against being too sympathetic in child immigrant cases
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 12/23/17 09:06 AM EST
A Justice Department memo issued this week contains changes to guidelines for questioning unaccompanied children in the country illegally, and directs judges to try such cases fairly despite "sympathetic allegations" that such cases may include.
The memo, issued Dec. 20 by the Executive Office for Immigration Review and obtained by Reuters, eliminates previously-issued language instructing officials on “child-sensitive questioning†and requests judges be skeptical of minors who it says may be abusing the system.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...hetic-in-child
