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AILA Doc. No. 18051752 | Dated January 30, 2018 | File Size: 759 K
Download the DocumentNational Association of Immigration Judges sent a letter to Attorney General Sessions in response to Matter of Castro-Tum, urging him to protect the efficient and fair adjudication of immigration court cases by affirming the authority of immigration judges to use administrative closure.
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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 18051752.
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- Attorney General Holds IJs and the BIA Have No General Authority for Administrative Closure
- AG Refers BIA Decision to Himself for Review of Issues Relating to Administrative Closure (Matter of Castro-Tum, 27 I&N Dec. 187 (A.G. 2018))
- BIA Vacates IJ's Order of Administrative Closure (Matter of Castro-Tum, unpublished, 11/27/17)
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