Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements
AG Sessions Announces Additional Hiring of IJs in 2017 and 2018
While announcing a "renewed commitment" to criminal immigration enforcement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed that DOJ will add 50 more immigration judges (IJs) to the bench in 2017 and 75 more in 2018. He also highlighted DOJ's plan to streamline its hiring of IJs in order to reduce the backlogs in immigration courts.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 17042531.