JOIN AILA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN MAKING OCT. 1, 2018 A “DAY OF PROTEST” AGAINST THE WHITE NATIONALIST, ANTI-DUE-PROCESS POLICIES OF JEFF SESSIONS WHICH HAVE DESTROYED JUSTICE IN THE US IMMIGRATION COURT SYSTEM!

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AILA Calls for Independent Immigration Courts

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Beginning today – October 1, 2018 – Attorney General Sessions is requiring all immigration judges to meet performance-based case completion quotas, which means the judges are forced to complete a certain number of cases or face discipline. This astounding move has been called “death knell for judicial independence” by the National Association of Immigration Judges, and means judges will compelled to rush through these often life-or-death cases.

The imposition of quotas is just the latest in a series of policy changes implemented in the past year that undermine judicial independence, threaten due process, and prevent people from getting a fair day in court. Because immigration courts are housed under the Department of Justice, the very same law enforcement agency that is charged with prosecuting immigration cases in federal courts, the Attorney General has authority over both the prosecutors and judges in immigration cases. Attorney General Sessions has wielded this considerable power to not only impose quotas, but also pluck no less than six cases from the judges to decide himself, to reassign judges away from particular cases, and to implement policies that emphasize quantity over quality.

In the face of this unprecedented attack on our judiciary, more than 1,000 AILA members are submitting a letter to Attorney General Sessions asking that he support the creation of an independent, Article I court system that can ensure due process and fundamental fairness. Justice demands nothing less.

Resources Coming Soon

  • AILA Press Statement
  • Letter from over 1,000 AILA members calling for independent immigration courts
  • Talking Points
  • Sample Letter to the Editor

Tweetstorm

AILA will be hosting a Tweetstorm on Monday, October 1, 2018, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm (ET) to speak out against the implementation of the quotas on immigration judges.

Participate in AILA’s #ProtectDueProcess & #JudicialIndependence Tweetstorm Monday, October 1, 2018, from 1:00 – 3:00pm (ET) by:

  • Using the sample tweets below and accompanying graphics.
  • Creating your own tweets using the hashtags #ProtectDueProcess or #JudicialIndependence; or
  • Retweeting @AILANational, @AILAExecDir, or @GregChenAILA

SAMPLE TWEETS – DO NOT USE UNTIL MONDAY TWEETSTORM

  • The only benchmark for #immigration judges should be to #ProtectDueProcess. Imposing case competition quotas does just the opposite. Read @AILANational’s policy brief: http://ow.ly/zQD230lZ5uD
  • A judge’s decision can carry life-or-death consequences. This is why we must #ProtectDueProcess in our immigration court system. Read @HispanicCaucus’ letter to #DOJ: http://ow.ly/5VEH30lZ5xG
  • More than 120 #immigration law scholars and professors denounced #DOJ’s plan to impose case completion quotas to measure #immigration judges’ performance out of concern that it would undermine #JudicialIndependence in immigration courts. http://ow.ly/lKt130m0mwR
  • For months, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been interfering with #JudicialIndependence and undermining #DueProcess in #immigration courts. @MotherJones explains: http://ow.ly/NSf130lZ7La
  • With the case completion quotas in effect, #immigration judges will need to finish cases quickly to receive satisfactory performance reviews, forcing them to choose between job security or justice. #ProtectDueProcess http://ow.ly/NSf130lZ7La via @MotherJones
  • Judge Ashley Tabaddor, President of the National Association of #Immigration Judges, explains why NAIJ is speaking out against recent policy changes that undermine #JudicialIndependence: “We are essentially then prosecutors in a judge’s robe.” https://lat.ms/2xGkWUm

  • AG Sessions went ahead and imposed case completion quotas without input from the very people they will affect: #immigration judges! That is no way to uphold #JudicialIndependence and integrity. Read more: http://ow.ly/VbSj30lZgwf

  • Members of the law community, including the National Association of Immigration Judges, are advocating for an #immigration court system that is independent of #DOJ, as AG Sessions undermines #JudicialIndependence. http://ow.ly/eFhQ30lZ9l9

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STAND UP FOR DUE PROCESS — STOP JEFF SESSIONS & HIS WHITE NATIONALIST RESTRICTIONIST AGENDA!

PWS

10-01-18

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