Matter of Castro-Tum and Its Impact on Immigrants​

By: Attorney Cynthia Milian On May 2018, the Attorney General used a “self-referral” to issue a decision on a case that could potentially impact over 350,000 immigrants.  Self-referral is when the Attorney General refers a previous case to himself for review. Under previous presidential administrations, immigration court judges had the discretion to allow for cases to be closed and removed from the court docket. This would allow for people to find an alternative form of relief outside of court. While the individuals would not automatically get status, they would also get immediately deported. Terminating a case in court and administratively closing a case are two different terms that merit a definition. Administratively closing a case is available when an Immigration Judge (IJ) temporarily removes the case from their docket or calendar. The case may be reopened at any time by the Respondent or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which makes this order…

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