Hearings

Courts in Crisis: The State of Judicial Independence and Due Process in U.S. Immigration Courts

Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship

Location: 2141 RHOB

Courts in Crisis: The State of Judicial Independence and Due Process in U.S. Immigration Courts


Hearing: Courts in Crisis: The State of Judicial Independence and Due Process in U.S. Immigration Courts

Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship (Committee on the Judiciary)

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 (9:30 AM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Support Documents

  • Notice of Hearing [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 07:53 AM
  • Witness List [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 07:53 AM
  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • American Immigration Council and American Immigration Lawyers Association Administrative Complaint re: El Paso Service Processing Center Immigration Court Judges; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • American Immigration Council Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Adjudication Statistics, New Cases and Total Completions; Submitted by the Honorable Kelly Armstrong [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Adjudication Statistics, Total Asylum Applications; Submitted by the Honorable Kelly Armstrong [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Adjudication Statistics, Current Representation Rates; Submitted by the Honorable Kelly Armstrong [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • September 2016 Report of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States; Submitted by the Honorable Kelly Armstrong [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Center for Gender & Refugee Studies Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Joint Letter from Innovation Law Lab, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Santa Fe Dreamers Project, and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • The Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • November 14, 2019 Letter from Reps. Escobar, Nadler, Lofgren, and other Democratic House Judiciary Committee Members to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting an investigation into data management practices at EOIR; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Human Rights First Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Human Rights Initiative of North Texas Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Statement for the Record from the Law Firm of Hassan M. Ahmad [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • National Immigrant Justice Center Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • National Immigration Forum Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • New York City Bar Association Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • New York Legal Assistance Group Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Refugees International Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Statement for the Record from the Roundtable of Former Immigration Judges; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Human Rights First report regarding Immigration Court Appearances Rates; Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 01:13 PM
  • American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 01/29/2020 at 05:13 PM
  • Tahirih Justice Center Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 01/30/2020 at 08:54 AM
  • Federal Bar Association Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 08:53 AM
  • Letter from Ms. Judith Bernstein-Baker to Rep. Scanlon; Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon [PDF] Added 02/10/2020 at 09:31 AM

First Published: January 21, 2020 at 05:03 PM

Witnesses

The Honorable Andrew R. Arthur
Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies

  • Arthur Testimony [PDF]
  • Arthur Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Arthur Bio [PDF]

Mr. Jeremy McKinney
Second Vice President, American Immigration Lawyers Association

  • McKinney Testimony [PDF]
  • McKinney Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • McKinney Bio [PDF]

Ms. Judy Perry Martinez
President, American Bar Association

  • Martinez Testimony [PDF]
  • Martinez Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Martinez Bio [PDF]

The Honorable A. Ashley Tabaddor
President, National Association of Immigration Judges

  • Tabaddor Testimony [PDF]
  • Tabaddor Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Tabaddor Bio [PDF]