Tagged #federal-circuit
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Federal Circuit to hear full-court challenge to immigration judges' Article II firings
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted en banc review of the Jackler and Jaroch case, a rare move that will determine whether immigration judges are "inferior officers" removable at will under the Constitution.
Senate Democrats File Brief Against Ruling Stripping Immigration Judge Protections
Senate Democrats ask the federal appeals court to reverse a decision that would allow the attorney general to fire immigration judges at-will without civil service protections, citing broader constitutional concerns about federal workforce independence.
Fired Immigration Judges Test Trump's Executive Power in Federal Court
Multiple federal lawsuits by terminated immigration judges challenge the Trump administration's claim of unlimited Article II removal authority. Practitioners should monitor these cases for their impact on EOIR independence and judicial tenure.