Statement for Senate Hearing “Strengthening and Reforming America’s Immigration Court System”

The American Immigration Council submitted a written statement to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration for an April 18, 2018 hearing on “Strengthening and Reforming America’s Immigration Court System.” The statement covers the new immigration judge quotas and performance metrics, the suspension of the Legal Orientation Program for detainees, and the four cases the Attorney General has certified to himself that will impact a judge’s control over the docket and the accessibility of asylum protections.