DOJ Tackles Immigration Court Backlogs
By Andrew R. Arthur on November 9, 2017
The Washington Post reported last week that the Department of Justice (DOJ) "is aiming to slash the massive immigration court backlog in half by 2020 by adding judges, upgrading technology and refusing to tolerate repeated delays in deportation cases."
Specifically, DOJ "said it plans to hire new immigration judges, use technology such as videoconferencing, and increase judges' productivity by setting case-completion guidelines" as well as introduce "a 'no dark courtrooms' policy", which would place retired immigration judges in courtrooms that are vacant because their usual occupants are on "alternative work schedules" (AWS).
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