Introduction Twenty-two years ago, the United States Congress passed a law giving immigration judges civil contempt authority but delegated to the Attorney General of the United States the duty to draft the implementing regulations. Four U.S. Presidents and eight U.S. Attorneys General later, immigration judges still do not have contempt power. Why? Because, in defiance of a congressional statute, the Justice Department has failed to issue an implementing regulation.
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LA Immigration Judge Tapped As Top USCIS Atty
Law360 (January 26, 2021, 10:44 PM EST) President Joe Biden has appointed Los Angeles-based U.S. Immigration Judge Ashley Tabaddor, who has more than 15 years of judicial experience, as the top attorney for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Judge Tabaddor, who has also served as the president of her union, the National Association of Immigration Judges, since 2017, will now be chief counsel for the USCIS, according to her LinkedIn profile. She said on her page that it was an honor and a privilege to be appointed by the Biden-Harris administration to the leadership team at DHS.