The nation’s immigration judges, struggling with too few resources, too many cases, the appearance of bias and little relief in sight, are laying the groundwork for a major push to get out from under the umbrella of the Department of Justice.
The judges’ union — the National Association of Immigration Judges — along with legal groups, academic experts and some federal appellate judges, contend that it is time for fundamental changes in the way immigration courts operate. And, for a number of those supporters, the most effective reform would be for Congress to change their current status as administrative bodies to federal courts under Article I of the Constitution.
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