Posts tagged immigration judges
NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2 President Shares Union's Perspective On Mass Firings, "Whipsaw by Politics," and Structural Issues of Immigration Court
NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2 President Shares Union's Perspective On Mass Firings, "Whipsaw by Politics," and Structural Issues of Immigration Court

Speaking in her capacity as President of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ), IFPTE Judicial Council 2, Judge Holly D’Andrea talked to The New York Times’ The Daily podcast to discuss the political, structural, and resource pressures that the immigration judges and the the immigration court faces.

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Immigration, GovernmentFaraz KhanNAIJ, immigration judges
Terminated Judicial Council 2-represented Immigration Judges, President Biggs, Speak at National Press Club on Purge, Threats to Due Process  
Terminated Judicial Council 2-represented Immigration Judges, President Biggs, Speak at National Press Club on Purge, Threats to Due Process  

Former National Association of Immigration Judges Emmett Soper, Anan Petit, and Ted Doolittle, along with IFPTE International President Matt Biggs, addressed the recent dismissal of dozens of immigration judges and its implications for due process at a National Press Club’s Headliners Newsmaker.

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Government, Labor RightsCandace Rhettimmigration judges, Nat'l Press Club
Trump Administration Continues Firing Immigration Judges – IFPTE responds 
Trump Administration Continues Firing Immigration Judges – IFPTE responds 

Following last weekend’s firing of over a dozen Immigration Judges (IJs), IFPTE, which represents IJs nationwide and members of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2), stated that, “the removal of experienced judges is hypocritical, undermines the law, wastes taxpayer dollars, and further delays justice for citizens and immigrants alike.” 

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Government, Labor RightsCandace Rhettimmigration judges, firings