Check out this letter outlining continuing corruption, cover-ups, and undermining of Due Process in the Immigration Courts by the highly politicized Sessions DOJ & EOIR:
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For those of us who served in the DOJ during the Bush II Administration, this is deja vu.
First, the “Ashcroft Purge” at the BIA effectively destroyed judicial independence and impartiality within the Immigration Courts and sent them into a tailspin from which the system never fully recovered. Then, the “Monica Goodling era” resulted in political hiring of “carer officials,” including U.S. Immigration Judges.
The Obama Administration did nothing to correct these abuses and in some cases actually ratified them through their inaction and their “cover up ” of the truth. Now, under Gonzo, the Trump Administration is taking improper political and ideological influence on the U.S. Immigration Courts to a new level of abuse.
It’s highly unlikely that a group of Democratic Congressmen will get much “satisfaction” out of this inquiry. But, hopefully Sessions and his corrupt crew eventually will be held accountable for their lawlessness, bias, and gross misconduct in public office — by history if not by the law.
Just another of the many, many reasons why we need an independent Article I U.S. Immigration Court now!
PWS
04-18-18