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

Hearing

Date:

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 9:30 AM

Location:

2141 RHOB

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable A. Ashley Tabaddor

President, National Association of Immigration Judges

Tabaddor Bio

Tabaddor Truth in Testimony

Tabaddor Testimony

Mr. Jeremy McKinney

Second Vice President, American Immigration Lawyers Association

McKinney Bio

McKinney Truth in Testimony

McKinney Testimony

Ms. Judy Perry Martinez

President, American Bar Association

Martinez Truth in Testimony

Martinez Testimony

Martinez Bio

The Honorable Andrew R. Arthur

Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies

Arthur Truth in Testimony

Meeting Documents

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

American Immigration Council Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Adjudication Statistics, New Cases and Total Completions; Submitted by the Honorable Kelly Armstrong

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Adjudication Statistics, Total Asylum Applications; Submitted by the Honorable Kelly Armstrong

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Adjudication Statistics, Current Representation Rates; Submitted by the Honorable Kelly Armstrong

September 2016 Report of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States; Submitted by the Honorable Kelly Armstrong

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

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

The Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

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

Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Human Rights First Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Human Rights Initiative of North Texas Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Statement for the Record from the Law Firm of Hassan M. Ahmad

National Immigrant Justice Center Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

National Immigration Forum Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

New York City Bar Association Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

New York Legal Assistance Group Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Refugees International Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Statement for the Record from the Roundtable of Former Immigration Judges; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Human Rights First report regarding Immigration Court Appearances Rates; Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon

Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Statement for the Record

Tahirih Justice Center Statement for the Record

Federal Bar Association Statement for the Record

Letter from Ms. Judith Bernstein-Baker to Rep. Scanlon; Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon

Subcommittees

Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (116th Congress)

Issues: Immigration