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Original Date Announced
May 2, 2018AG Sessions announces the allocation of 35 additional Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) to prosecute immigration cases along the southwest border. In complement to the AUSA reassignments, 18 "supervisory immigration judges" (Assistant Chief Immigration Judges) are also being sent to hear border cases, both in person and through video teleconferencing (VTC) -- a roughly 50% increase in the number of IJs on the border.
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DOJ Announces Additional Prosecutors and Immigration Judges for Southwest Border CrisisEffective Date
May 2, 2018Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Hearings and Adjudications
Commentary
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks Discussing the Immigration Enforcement Actions of the Trump Administration
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