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Book Reviews, David J. Agatstein
Book Reviews, David J. Agatstein
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
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Refugee Roulette In An Administrative Law Context: The Deja Vu Of Decisional Disparities In Agency Adjudication, Margaret H. Taylor
Refugee Roulette In An Administrative Law Context: The Deja Vu Of Decisional Disparities In Agency Adjudication, Margaret H. Taylor
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
In Refugee Roulette: Disparities in Asylum Adjudication (the Asylum Study), Professors Ramji-Nogales, Schoenholtz, and Schrag provide a comprehensive analysis of new data to document decisional disparities that undermine the fairness of asylum adjudication. The Asylum Study is an empirical project of remarkable scope. It examines patterns of asylum decisions at four different adjudication levels: at the asylum office interview, in immigration court, on administrative appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and on petition for review to the federal courts of appeals. At each level, the Asylum Study generates empirical findings to support what we knew mostly by anecdote …
Murky Immigration Law And The Challenges Facing Immigration Removal And Benefits Adjudication, Jill E. Family
Murky Immigration Law And The Challenges Facing Immigration Removal And Benefits Adjudication, Jill E. Family
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
Immigration adjudication is more diverse than it may seem. Scholars tend to focus on one aspect of administrative immigration adjudication, the decision-making process established to determine whether an individual may be removed (deported) from the United States. But there is a whole other function of administrative immigration adjudication that relatively is ignored in the legal literature. Immigration adjudicators are also tasked with determining whether to grant immigration benefits, such as whether to grant lawful permanent resident (green card) status. Both types of administrative immigration adjudication, removal and benefits, are in crisis. This article explores the challenges facing each and argues …