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Offline Free Vulcan

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Sessions curbs authority of immigration judges with policy change
« on: May 18, 2018, 05:01:52 pm »
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday issued a directive ending a common tactic used by immigration judges to pause or suspend cases before them while waiting for new evidence.

The New York Times reports that Sessions issued a directive ending the power of immigration judges to put a case on hold using administrative cloture, which judges have used in the past to suspend cases for immigrants awaiting a visa application or the appeal of their criminal conviction.

Sessions blames the process for allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. indefinitely while judges leave their cases on pause.

Read more at: http://thehill.com/latino/388270-sessions-curbs-authority-of-immigration-judges-with-policy-change
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Re: Sessions curbs authority of immigration judges with policy change
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2018, 05:04:40 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on May 18, 2018, 05:01:52 pm
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday issued a directive ending a common tactic used by immigration judges to pause or suspend cases before them while waiting for new evidence.

The New York Times reports that Sessions issued a directive ending the power of immigration judges to put a case on hold using administrative cloture, which judges have used in the past to suspend cases for immigrants awaiting a visa application or the appeal of their criminal conviction.

Sessions blames the process for allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. indefinitely while judges leave their cases on pause.

Read more at: http://thehill.com/latino/388270-sessions-curbs-authority-of-immigration-judges-with-policy-change

Sounds like a plan.
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Re: Sessions curbs authority of immigration judges with policy change
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2018, 06:14:40 pm »
I hope Sessions ended the game playing.
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Re: Sessions curbs authority of immigration judges with policy change
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2018, 06:55:51 pm »
He waited a year to do this?
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Re: Sessions curbs authority of immigration judges with policy change
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2018, 07:14:03 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on May 18, 2018, 06:55:51 pm
He waited a year to do this?

Our govt doesn't turn on a dime, and thankfully so.  Or Obama would have been able to do so much  more damage
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Re: Sessions curbs authority of immigration judges with policy change
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2018, 02:42:11 am »
Quote from: driftdiver on May 18, 2018, 07:14:03 pm
Our govt doesn't turn on a dime, and thankfully so.  Or Obama would have been able to do so much  more damage

 :thud:  Someone gets it.
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