DOJ Lifts Order Recusing Iranian American Immigration Judge From Hearing Cases Involving Iranian Nationals
Cooley announced earlier this week that the resolution of a suit against the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of sitting Immigration Judge A. Ashley Tabaddor. The lawsuit challenged a DOJ order recusing Judge Tabaddor from all cases involving Iranian nationals. The suit, Tabaddor v. Holder, filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, asserts that the DOJ ordered the blanket disqualification in a racially discriminatory fashion, based on Judge Tabaddor’s national heritage and association with the Iranian-American community.
Pursuant to the settlement, the DOJ has agreed to lift the order, undertake to review its policies, and pay $200,000.
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