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An immigration judge, formerly known as a special inquiry officer, [1] is an employee of the United States Department of Justice. [2] An immigration judge decides cases of aliens in various types of removal proceedings .
The Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ) is the authority under which trial-level immigration judges are situated. [13] Like the EOIR director and deputy director, the Chief Immigration Judge is appointed by the attorney general, though he or she is supervised directly by the director of EOIR. [13]
The National Association of Immigration Judges is a union of judges, with the stated mission "to promote independence and enhance the professionalism, dignity, and efficiency of the Immigration Courts". Members are judges that work in the United States' Executive Office for Immigration Review, commonly known as the "Immigration Court".
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is an administrative appellate body within the Executive Office for Immigration Review of the United States Department of Justice responsible for reviewing decisions of the U.S. immigration courts and certain actions of U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services, U.S Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Stuart Couch (born April 20, 1965 [1]) is an American lawyer, veteran, and immigration judge.Couch took a conscience driven decision to refuse to prosecute an accused man because he had been tortured by Americans to obtain evidence against him.
The total number of Biden Article III judgeship nominees to be confirmed by the United States Senate is 235, including one associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 45 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 187 judges for the United States district courts and two judges for the United States Court of International Trade.
The immigration judge will set a merits hearing date when respondents file an application for relief or express to the immigration judge seeking a specific form of relief not precluded by law. The merits hearing may be a matter of days or perhaps even more than a year later, depending on the type of relief requested and the particular court's ...
He was responsible for prosecuting national and international drug trafficking and racketeering organizations. From 2010 to 2012, he served as a United States immigration judge in the District of Arizona. From January 2012 until May 16, 2014, he served as a United States magistrate judge in the District of Arizona. [1]