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California Courts of Appeal

May 16, 2009

AG Poised To Change Immigration Appeals Rule

In testimony before Congress Thursday, Attorney General Eric H. Holder appeared poised to reverse a last-minute Bush administration policy limiting immigrants' ability to appeal their cases.

By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. appears to be moving ahead with his promise to review a controversial Bush administration ruling that limits immigrants' ability to appeal their cases.

Testifying Thursday before Congress, Holder told the House Judiciary Committee he's completed a review of the policy that bars immigrants from appealing their cases because of attorney errors. Holder said he wil...

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