Justice Department gives official more authority over immigration court decisions
Article CAIRCO note:
From article: It allows the Justice Department-appointed director -- currently, director James McHenry -- to issue a ruling-if appeals are not completed within 90 or 180 days
Article publisher:
CNN
Article date:
26 August 2019
Article category:
National News
Medium
Article Body:
The Justice Department is giving discretion to a top official to decide immigration cases as the administration tries to exert more influence over the nation's immigration courts.
A new rule, which goes into effect Monday, gives more power to the director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the agency which oversees the immigration court system. It allows the Justice Department-appointed director -- currently, director James McHenry -- to issue a ruling if appeals aren't adjudicated within a specific time frame, thereby granting the director new decision-making authority.
Except in limited circumstances, if appeals are not completed within 90 or 180 days, the director will be able to decide the appeal ...