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Murky Immigration Law And The Challenges Facing Immigration Removal And Benefits Adjudication, Jill Family
Murky Immigration Law And The Challenges Facing Immigration Removal And Benefits Adjudication, Jill Family
Jill E. Family
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 …