THE PRESIDENT'S IMMIGRATION COURTS

Scholars have long documented the expansion of White House influence over agency decision-making; for at least the past quarter-century, presidential control has become the central feature offederal regulatory governance. Until recently, such influence was understood to target the performance of pur...

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Published inEmory law journal Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 1 - 48
Main Author Kim, Catherine Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta Emory University, School of Law 01.01.2018
Subjects
Administrative law
Decision making
Deportation
Immigration
Legitimacy
Noncitizens
Political appointments
Politics
Presidents
United States > US
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Summary:Scholars have long documented the expansion of White House influence over agency decision-making; for at least the past quarter-century, presidential control has become the central feature offederal regulatory governance. Until recently, such influence was understood to target the performance of purely executive and legislative functions by agencies; commentators generally assumed that political operatives refrained from interfering in agencies' performance of adjudicative functions. The Trump Administration has cast doubt on that assumption, deploying a series of reforms designed to reshape administrative adjudication in our nation 's immigration courts. This Article evaluates these emerging tools of political influence and their implications for the ongoing debate over the legitimacy of presidential administration.
ISSN:0094-4076
2163-324X