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Judges Call For Independent Immigration Court System

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With over one million unheard cases backlogging the immigration courts across the country, immigration judges are buckling under the pressure of high quota numbers and what many argue is a highly politicized court process.

Some judges are calling for an independent immigration court separate from the Department of Justice.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with Judge Ashley Tabaddor, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges.

This segment aired on February 5, 2020.

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