An unprecedented surge in migration has created a backlog of 2.6 million cases in the nation’s immigration courts resulting in long waits for hearings. Among other topics, the judges will address the recent assignment of judges to areas along the border. They will also provide an update on the judges' unions efforts to restore rights lost during the previous administration.
Postponed: Federal immigration judges to address immigration courts backlog at Headliners Newsmaker
A Headliners Newsmaker with Judges Mimi Tsankov, a federal immigration judge in New York City, and Samuel B. Cole, a federal immigration judge in Chicago, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 18, has been postponed due to cancelation of the Senate hearing at which both judges were to appear.
Federal Immigration Judge Mimi Tsankov will speak about judicial backlogs on Oct. 18.
Federal Immigration Judge Samuel B. Cole will speak about judicial backlogs on Oct. 18.
Federal immigration judges are generally barred from speaking out on issues that affect their courts. Tsankov and Cole will speak in their capacity as president and executive vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ), an affiliate of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE).