Trump's DOJ Can Now Make Any Lawyer an Immigration Judge
Pam Bondi just gave herself the power to pluck attorneys from anywhere — no immigration experience required — to speed deportations. Advocates warn it’s about stacking the courts, not clearing the bac
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday finalized a rule giving Attorney General Pam Bondi sweeping new authority to appoint virtually any attorney to serve as a temporary immigration judge — a sharp break from longstanding requirements designed to ensure expertise on the immigration bench.
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the DOJ agency that oversees the nation’s immigration courts, announced the change on Wednesday in a final rule scheduled for publication in the Federal Register the following day.