Immigration
Jul. 31, 2023
Immigration judges do not require presidential nomination for appointment or removal, 9th Circuit court rules
The U.S. attorney general has the power to remove Immigration judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals at will without restrictions because the process satisfies Article II of the Constitution, the panel concluded.
Judges of the immigration courts and who sit on the Board of Immigration Appeals are “inferior” officers and do not require presidential nomination and Senate confirmation, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
The U.S. attorney general has the power to remove Immigration judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals at will without restrictions because the process satisfies Article II of the Constitution, the pa...
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