Former IJ Jeffrey Chase Explains How “Family Unit” Memo Creates More Obstacles for Families

In a December 13, 2018, blog post, former Immigration Judge Jeffrey Chase discusses how the 11/16/18 memo to IJs announcing the end of a nearly two-year reprieve on the prioritization of "Family Unit" cases, "under conditions designed to speed them through the immigration court system, ready or not, with or without representation, due process be damned."

This article originally appeared on the blog of former Immigration Judge Jeffrey Chase.

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