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Immigration

May 6, 2002

Ashcroft's Board of Immigration Appeals Plan Unfair

Forum Column - By Michael J. Ortiz - Attorney General John Ashcroft may not have been behind the order to cover the bare-breasted statue, "The Spirit of Justice." Ashcroft has been too busy undermining the independence of the Board of Immigration Appeals, the highest level of administrative review of immigration matters within the Justice Department. Ashcroft announced a plan to reduce the Board of Immigration Appeals' backlog.

        By Michael J. Ortiz

        Attorney General John Ashcroft may not have been behind the order to cover the bare-breasted statue, "The Spirit of Justice." Ashcroft has been too busy undermining the independence of the Board of Immigration Appeals, the highest level of administrative review of immigration matters within the Justice Department. Ashcroft announced a plan to r...

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