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Monday, September 23, 2019
Immigration courts irredeemably dysfunctional and on the brink of collapse by Nolan Rappaport
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Less than a week ago, news reports offered the stunning news that the nation's immigration courts had a backlog of one million cases. Nolan Rappaport on the Hill offers the following unsettling analysis:
"The American Bar Association (ABA) concluded in a recent report on "Reforming the Immigration System" that the immigration courts are facing an existential crisis. They are irredeemably dysfunctional and on the brink of collapse.
The number of cases pending before the immigration courts has increased to unprecedented levels. The backlog and increased wait times for a hearing are negatively impacting the fairness and effectiveness of the immigration system. People with valid persecution claims have to wait years to be granted asylum, and individuals with non-meritorious claims are allowed to remain in the country for lengthy periods of time.
Moreover, judicial independence has been called into question by politicized hiring practices and the adoption of policies that undermine immigration judges’ ability to perform their role as neutral arbitrators."
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