Retired IJs and Former Members of the BIA Statement in Response to Latest Attack on Judicial Independence

7/30/18 AILA Doc. No. 18073072. Asylum, Removal & Relief

On 7/30/18, retired IJs and former members of the BIA issued a statement in response to EOIR’s actions on July 26, 2018. EOIR had removed a sitting IJ from the case of Castro-Tum and replaced the IJ with an ACIJ without explanation. The ACIJ ordered Mr. Castro-Tum removed in absentia.