Immigration court proposal
February 8, 2022
On Thursday, to overhaul the immigration court system, Rep. Zoe Lofgren disclosed information regarding sweeping legislation. The bill would move the immigration courts outside the executive branch, making them an independent entity. Currently, the immigration courts are housed within the Department of Justice. Lofgren’s bill would restructure immigration courts under Article I of the Constitution, turning them into an independent system. The goal of this proposal is to protect immigration courts from politics, preventing presidents and attorney generals from using the courts to implement their immigration policies. Lofgren hopes the sweeping legislation would help control the 1.6 million case backlog that is hampering the entire immigration system.
Specific content can be found here:
https://rollcall.com/2022/02/03/lofgren-bill-would-move-immigration-courts-outside-doj/’