Response to Judicial Criticism?

According to the L.A. Daily Journal, in February, the Justice Department quietly began a new policy that allows DOJ attorneys to remand cases to the Board of Immigration Appeals instead of arguing them before federal appeals courts. Previously, government attorneys had little discretion to settle cases which led to a sizable increase in appeals by immigrants to federal circuit courts. But some immigration experts say this policy change will not resolve the burgeoning immigration backlog problem. From 1998-2005, the BIA’s caseload increased 63% from 29,000 to 46,300.

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