Is Prosecutorial Experience Now a Disqualifier for Federal Immigration Jobs?
By Robert Law on May 13, 2021
The Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) issued a press release last week announcing the hiring of 17 new immigration judges, including one assistant chief immigration judge (ACIJ) and six united chief immigration judges (UCIJs). As the press release explains:
ACIJs are responsible for overseeing the operations of their assigned immigration courts. In addition to their management responsibilities, they will hear cases. UCIJs serve as IJs in formal judicial hearings conducted via video teleconference and supervise the staff assigned to their virtual courtroom. IJs preside in formal judicial hearings and make decisions that are final unless formally appealed.
Paragraph-long biographies of each new IJ are included in the press release and all appear to have significant experience and clearly qualified for their respective positions.
https://cis.org/Law/Prosecutorial-Experience-Now-Disqualifier-Federal-Immigration-Jobs
