Trump administration, seeking to speed deportations, to impose quotas on immigration judges

The following article by Nick Miroff was posted on the Washington Post website April 2, 2018:

The Trump administration will pressure U.S. immigration judges to process cases faster by establishing a quota system tied to their annual performance reviews, according to new Justice Department directives.

The judges will be expected to clear at least 700 cases a year to receive a “satisfactory” performance rating, a standard that their union called an “unprecedented” step that risks undermining judicial independence and opens the courts to potential challenges. Continue reading “Trump administration, seeking to speed deportations, to impose quotas on immigration judges”