Sessions takes aim at judges' handling of immigration cases

[Right_in_Virginia]

Sessions takes aim at judges' handling of immigration cases
ABC News, Jan 5, 2018, elliot spagat, associated press

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday launched a review of a little-known but widely used practice of immigration judges closing cases without decisions, potentially putting hundreds of thousands of people in greater legal limbo.

Sessions posed detailed questions challenging the use of "administrative closures," an increasingly common outcome that allows people to stay in the country without legal status. The attorney general invited feedback from advocates and others, after which time he may issue new instructions for immigration judges nationwide.

Administrative closures have been a lifeline to immigrants who apply for citizenship, permanent residency or other visas, shielding them from deportation while their petitions are vetted. But critics say judges too often let people stay in the country longer than they should in a sort of legal purgatory.


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[Chosen Daughter]

I just read in another article the other day that they had resumed the catch and release.  I sincerely hope that this leads to a better system of deportation.  Obviously it has been true that these people have been living here in limbo.  Many have lived until they get amnesty.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I just read in another article the other day that they had resumed the catch and release.  I sincerely hope that this leads to a better system of deportation.  Obviously it has been true that these people have been living here in limbo.  Many have lived until they get amnesty.

Here's hoping that limbo no longer leads to heaven on earth.