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Five More Immigration Judges Sworn In

By immigrationprof

The Executive Office for Immigration Review has announced the swearing-in of five additional Immigration Judges (IJs):  Elisa Castrolugo, Samuel B. Cole, Kathryn L. DeAngelis, Lisa Ann J. de Cardona and Eva S. Saltzman.  The press release  notes that the immigration bench has now reached an “all-time high” of 277 IJs.

A few observations from this small sample size:  Four of the five new IJs have prior government experience, although only one directly with the ICE Office of Chief Counsel or Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL).  One came from private immigration practice; none appear to have nonprofit immigration advocacy experience. Four of the five graduated from law school within the last 20 years. 

-JKoh