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: Greg Siskind's Blog

SCANDAL JUDGES DENY ASYLUM CASES AT A HIGHER RATE

By Greg Siskind

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In July I reported on 37 judges that are the center of the Justice Department scandal involving immigration judges being appointed based on political loyalty rather than competency. This morning the NY Times reports on an analysis of denial rates in asylum cases for these same judges. And, surprise surprise, the denial rates are much higher than for the untainted judges. I'm not an expert on what is legally possible as far as addressing this ridiculous situation, but I hope that the Justice Department will take the lead soon and show what steps it is taking to restore confidence in the integrity of the Immigration Bench.

Incidentally, you can view for yourself the data used in the analysis by going here.

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on August 24, 2008 (boomark / email).

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