Immigration
Publisher: Bloomberg Law
Author: Tammy La Gorce
16 May 2020
INSIGHT Immigration Courts Need Independence From the Justice Department
The Covid-19 crisis and mismanagement of immigration courts by the Justice Department demonstrates why the courts need to be independent. Lauren Reiff, supervising attorney in the New York Legal Assistance Group’s Immigrant Protection Unit, says the health care and safety of the staff, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and immigrants is now at risk.