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Immigration

Mar. 19, 2010

Reforming Our Immigration Courts

Helen Sklar of Stone & Grzegorek discusses the problems in our immigration court system and how to deal with inappropriate "prosecutorial" conduct by its judges.

By Helen Sklar

Although last week's articles about allegations of misconduct against Los Angeles Immigration Judge Lorraine Munoz raised important concerns, they are but the tip of the iceberg. Since 2005, the multiple problems plaguing the immigration court system have been the subject of studies, articles, and discussions in the courthouse corridors. Also in 2005 came a series of scathing decisions by appeals courts some criticizing individual judges by name citing th...

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