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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 18, 2020

Immigration judges, lawyers join for call to shutdown of courts

Immigration judges, attorneys call for DOJ to close immigration courts during COVID-19 pandemic

Immigration judges and lawyers who practice before them joined together Tuesday to call for a halt to all deportation and asylum proceedings until the coronavirus pandemic is under control.

“COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate,” said A. Ashley Tabbador, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges. “We’re all in it together. That is why you see this unprecedented coalition of organizations demanding the DOJ ensure the publi...

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