Immigration Group Sue Trump Admin Over Refusal to Close Immigration Courts

Immigration groups have filed suit against the Trump administration over the administration’s decision to not close immigration courts during the pandemic response.

According to The Hill:

Immigration groups are suing the Trump administration over its refusal to close immigration courts during the coronavirus public health crisis.

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In a lawsuit filed on Monday, the groups said that the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review’s (EOIR) failure to suspend immigration hearings amid the pandemic puts migrants, their attorneys and government personnel at risk.

“EOIR is effectively forcing attorneys to choose between adequately representing their clients and jeopardizing their health; EOIR is also forcing detained immigrants to choose between their health and safety and their statutory, regulatory, and due process rights,” the groups said.

They urged the U.S. District Court in D.C. to step in and block the agency from holding in-person hearings for the duration of the public health crisis. On Tuesday, the case was assigned to Judge Carl J. Nichols, who was appointed to the court by President Trump.

The report pointed out that while most courts have suspended in-person hearings the immigration courts have only done so for those not currently in detention while requiring immigration lawyers to supply their own personal protective equipment.

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ION
ION
3 years ago

Do you remember which states most opposed the measures proposed by the president to stop illegal immigration? California, New York, Washington state. Now, where there is the largest concentration of illegals, most americans will die! When hosting millions of guests you must have millions of chairs !! Now beds , ventilators , doctors …

Katherine Mary Hall
Katherine Mary Hall
3 years ago
Reply to  ION

Excellent comment. These open border democrats seem to never care how American citizens are affected by illegals who didn’t come through the immigration system legally. Sanctuary Cities are a smack in the face of every last Angel Families and NOW, during a pandemic, people here illegally are taking up the hospital beds, the ventilators, the resources of our medical personnel. But instead of admitting what a tremendous strain these are on our American resources, Nancy Pelosi and the rest of her fellow un-Americans are fighting for MORE! More for illegals, less for Americans — it’s the democratic way.

Raymond F Miller
Raymond F Miller
3 years ago
Reply to  ION

Yes, and now we all are reaping what those a**holes did with their sanctuary BS. The only thing is, they are suffering more than the rest of the country, maybe they will wake up and get rid of the trash they elected to office.

Joseph
Joseph
3 years ago
Reply to  ION

May be some people will finally wake up and throw some of these left wing individuals American haters out out of office next election.

Gerhard
Gerhard
3 years ago
Reply to  Joseph

AGREE …. IF THERE IS ANY CONSCIENTIOUS DEMOCRAT LEFT THEY SHOULD REALLY LOOK DEEP INTO THEIR HEART ON NOV 3 rd !!!! AND DISCONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT TO THEIR LEADERS AND CHANGE THEIR AFFILIATION, OTHERWISE, THEY ARE ALSO GUILTY OF THE UN-AMERICAN PATH THEY ARE FOLLOWING !!

Nellie
Nellie
3 years ago
Reply to  ION

We should finish the wall. This has helped because to many people in ICE detention centers. I don’t know what a mess it would have been with no wall to protect the Border Patrol and Law Enforcement at the borders. With Military involved we still had invaders. They are now putting the illegals back across the borders.
I think we need a birth right Law and if some one comes here illegally they should be given a DNA tests, vetted and they can never come back. No green card, visa this should help.
I don’t think we should take any more tack workers when we have so many people that have college degrees and cant find jobs. Our Military cant get in college because of the illegals getting Grant’s for college. The illegals don’t have to use the money for college. My grandson was in Navy 5 years. He tried to get into college and he had to wait for classes because illegals came first in CA. That’s not fare to our Military.
I like Trump’s agenda. If Mexico wants to leave illegals into Mexico then they should take care of them or deport them.
God Bless our Country
Trump 2020

Ed D.
Ed D.
3 years ago

The only “choice” an illegal alien should be afforded is to either leave on their own accord, or get removed by force!

Murphy
Murphy
3 years ago

Throw them out! Check for papers and if they don’t have them, escort them to the tip grande and throw them into it!!!

John
John
3 years ago

Deport all illegals!
Send Nancy Piglosi and UpChuck Schumer with them!

KDS
KDS
3 years ago

Close the courts and send them and their lawers back to Mexico without any chance of returning.

Spike
Spike
3 years ago

I agree with all the comments. BUT we need to take these democrats and Soros funded people out of office VOTE REPUBLICAN.

Paul Houston Shepherd
Paul Houston Shepherd
3 years ago

The left wants to suspend these cases of illegals till after the pandemic because they know there is a legal limit these illegals can be held in detention. At that time they will be able to disappear into the country taking up more of our much needed healthcare resources needed for Americans and our legal immigrants.

MillieK
MillieK
3 years ago

The United States of America is NOT a ‘nanny state’, as much as most of the world would like us to be. We are NOT obligated to provide illegals or their attorneys with protective gear of any kind. They chose to take whatever risks that there might be when making their decision to enter this country illegally. We also ARE a ‘humanitarian state’, and will strive to help anyone who is trying to do the right thing. Is that so hard to understand?

Helga
Helga
3 years ago
Reply to  MillieK

You took the words out of my mouth! As an immigrant myself, I don’t feel that I should have special privileges nor did I have any in the past. These immigrants seem to look at America as a golden goose! If they don’t like it, maybe they should go back where they came from!

Diana
Diana
3 years ago

We owe no illegals anything and anyone that supports people breaking Our laws need to go with the illegals back were they came from sorry Right know it is Americans that will be taken care of, all I can say to illegals go home, sorry but you didn’t do it right so leave I don’t want anyone to suffer or die with this pandemic, but all are overcome with the magnitude this is so get back home

James
James
3 years ago

We know too STOP it now VOTE

James Cooper Barrett
James Cooper Barrett
3 years ago

This article has one flamingly obvious flaw. It does not say who these “groups” are that are defending these invaders that are in our country illegally. Of course if you are here illegally then you have broken our laws and you are criminal, then traitors defend them so they can get away with crimes and get free stuff.

catherine
catherine
3 years ago

Sue all you want. This is The End.

Rhina
Rhina
3 years ago
Reply to  catherine

Americans pay $116Billion to help illegals who have NO Respect Can not speak English, They living better then our Veterans NO THANKS – All illegals should Thank US by Self Deporting!

Raymond F Miller
Raymond F Miller
3 years ago

Yes close the courts and send all of those waiting for a hearing back where they came from.

Papa Lee
Papa Lee
3 years ago

We should close the courts under one condition. ALL those in holding awaiting a hearing will be shipped back to their home country without a hearing. If they want to come back after the pandemic is over, let them do it LEGALLY.

Erika
Erika
3 years ago

Illegals should not receive any healthcare in the first place. They are sort of our enemies. They don’t belong here. Give them “A FREE TICKET HOME”. All the sanctuary cities should not receive any corona virus beds from the Government or any Respirators, etc. Those items are in short supply and only available for American citizens.

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