As advocates before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), NYLAG attorneys have noticed alarming trends towards the erosion of the independence of immigration judges in making even the most routine decisions, resulting in widespread due process violations for those in removal proceedings. Indeed, immigration judges have openly stated during hearings in which NYLAG attorneys have appeared for immigrant respondents that they no longer have the authority to make even the most basic docket management decisions.
Statement: NYLAG Celebrates Venezuelan TPS Announcement
September 21, 2023
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We at NYLAG are thrilled that recent arrivals from Venezuela will now be protected and better able to pursue a path toward work authorization and asylum. Our full statement from our President and CEO Lisa Rivera and our Immigrant Protection Unit Director and Associate Director Jodi Ziesemer and Melissa Chua.
