Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act

This bill would write into federal law the Attorney General's power to appoint temporary immigration judges for renewable terms of up to 6 months. Those eligible would include former immigration judges and appeals board members, certain administrative law judges, and Justice Department attorneys with at least 10 years of immigration law experience. Temporary judges would have the same authority as regular immigration judges to decide assigned cases. They would receive at least 8 weeks of initial training plus ongoing training, unless they recently served as immigration judges. They could serve up to four consecutive 6-month terms and would then have to wait at least 3 years before being reappointed.

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Sponsors

• Adam B. Schiff Democrat sponsor
• 17 cosponsors