], American Immigration Lawyers Association Law360 takes your privacy seriously. 2. The Sacramento Immigration Court falls under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, which is a component of the Executive Office for Immigration Review under the Department of Justice. Search the AILALink database for all your practice needsstatutes, regs, case law, agency guidance, publications, and more. In an interview, Slavin said the Justice Departments immigration courts division has long had a problem with discipline because it doesnt make policing judges conduct a priority, and because of a workplace culture that has at times been unfriendly toward women. Judge Daugherty is a member of the Ohio Bar. Your honest review allows judges to receive an assessment of their work, and to hopefully make adjustments so that at the end of the day, we have a more uniform application of the laws and regulations, with fairness, courtesy and compassion in all our immigration courts across the United States. The judge ruled in her favor. The comments occurred before the judge opened the recorded portion of the hearing, they said. 703-305-0289 (phone)PAO.EOIR@usdoj.gov. In response to detailed questions before President Biden took office, the Justice Department declined to comment on specific allegations against judges, citing the privacy of personnel matters in some instances and the lack of written complaints in others, but said generally that it follows department procedures on misconduct. Tal Kopan is the Washington Correspondent for The San Francisco Chronicle. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/home. U.S. [[To print the PDF on this page please use the print function in the PDF reader. The recording was provided to The Chronicle by the womans attorney, Genovese, who was practicing in Atlanta with the Southern Poverty Law Center. Case documents are sent to and from Grants home, multiple sources familiar with the situation told The Chronicle. We are committed to an effective and efficient immigration court process and we are happy that Congress has given us the funding to hire additional immigration judges, as well as the support staff they need, said Maggard. Please see the agencys Public Health Noticefor more information. Judge Simpson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 from Wabash College and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Seton Hall University. She said the situation improved in recent years as more supervising judges were placed in the regions they oversee. Prior to that appointment as a DCIJ, he served as the Acting Chief Immigration Judge from July 2015 to March 2016, and as an Assistant Chieflmmigration Judge from January 2012 to July 2015. The investigation of sexually inappropriate behavior is tucked away in the inspector generals report, which is mainly about personnel misconduct, and was left out of a public summary. Please take note of the information below and be prepared to follow these and any additional instructions provided to you when you arrive for your hearing. 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1800 Truslow, who said it was her first hearing on the job, was furious. He was allowed to keep his job, and still has it to this day, though he remains barred from working in the appeals courts headquarters unless his presence is unavoidable, such as in rare instances when the board hears oral arguments. The complaints are not made public. Already a subscriber? Up to 5 These new immigration judges, along with their 19 colleagues who were invested in June, strengthen our immigration judge corps and will help our agency work towards decreasing our current backlog of more than 450,000 pending cases., Daniel J. Daugherty, Immigration Judge, Las Vegas Immigration Court. Sacramento, CA 95814. Any records referencing phone conferences regarding the Supreme Court's decision in Pereira v. . Social distancing (maintaining a distance of six feet from those with whom you do not live) is required. I remember feeling very, very embarrassed and shaking, and I went completely red. As Cassidy stood over her, the woman said, the judge added, Are you basically telling me that the carpet doesnt match the drapes?. Waiting times to enter the building and EOIR space may be significantly longer than usual. Sophia Genovese, an immigration attorney, says it was common for immigration judges in Atlanta to make inappropriate remarks. She joined the newsroom in 2018 after covering D.C. politics, immigration policy, justice and national security, cybersecurity and other hot-button issues for CNN Politics and Politico. ), Create custom alerts for specific article and case topics and, I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email. Grant did not respond to requests for comment. AILA Doc. In the early 2010s, a womans complaint about Grants behavior caught the attention of then-President Barack Obamas director of the immigration courts, who opened an investigation. In one instance, captured on courtroom audio, Cassidy had just granted relief from deportation in 2019 to a green card holder from Germany. JugePrint was appointed as a DCIJ in November 2015. Some of the appointments they have made up there have been some of the worst offenders.. As long as immigration courts remain under the executive branch, she said, given how politicized immigration is as an issue, we will continue to have foxes guarding the henhouse., Tal Kopan is The San Francisco Chronicles Washington correspondent. The judges behavior appears to violate the departments conduct policies and raises questions about the immigration courts ability to function fairly. Please allow for additional time to go through the security screening process. 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Law360 may contact you in your professional capacity with information about our other products, services and events that we believe may be of interest.Youll be able to update your communication preferences via the unsubscribe link provided within our communications.We take your privacy seriously. Subject: FW: status inquiry by MuckRock FOIA#2018-37357. It said substantiated allegations will be treated seriously and consistently result in formal discipline up to dismissal.. The very structure of the courts creates the conditions that allow bad actors to escape consequences, experts say. When all the requests have been completed, appropriate documents will be posted in the FOIA reading room IAW the "rule of 3". But, she said, he was in front of him., Atlanta immigration attorney Carolina Antonini says one judges inappropriate comments about women are so cumulative that it becomes like background noise., The Justice Department and McHenry declined to comment on McHenrys relationship to Cassidy or his role in promoting him. The Justice Department has long lacked a strong system for reporting and responding to sexual harassment and misconduct. Sign up for a free account. A complaint process thats not transparent loses about 90% of its utility, Slavin said. All correspondence mentioning "Pereira" to or from James McHenry or Print Maggard. Please do not bring people with you into EOIR space unless they are required to be present for your hearing. 133 0 obj <> endobj logging into FOIAonline (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/home), Hoppock, Matthew, AP-2019-000724, Appeal response letter, Recently Disciplined Attorneys and Updated List (2).pdf, RE_ Recently Disciplined Practitioners, Reinsta.pdf, Detail Opportunities - Las Vegas and Florence.pdf, SPECIAL WORK OPPORTUNITY - BIA Precedent Committee.pdf, Detail Opportunity - Las Vegas (new dates) and .pdf, Recently disciplined attorneys and updated list(5).pdf, Recently Disciplined Practitioners, Reinstated (12).pdf, Recently Disciplined Practitioners, Reinstated (8).pdf, Special Work Opportunity - IJs to Adjudicate Attorney Discipline Cases.pdf, Special Work Opportunity - R&A Cases (On Behalf of CIJ Keller).pdf, Recently Disciplined Attorneys and Updated List(2).pdf, Recently disciplined attorneys and updated list(4).pdf, Atty Discipline Chart Primary (2) email attachment 1-25-18 .pdf, Recently disciplined attorneys and updated list(8).pdf, Supreme Court Published - Sessions v. 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That includes telling sexually oriented jokes and making sexually offensive remarks., The memo said the term sexual misconduct includes on- and off-duty behavior. 2018-37357 Doc 01a J.McHenry_Calendar_redacted (7 pgs).pdf, 2018-37357 Doc 01b P.Maggard_Calendar_redacted (5 pgs).pdf, 9-26-18 MR56736 RES-C ID#FOIA-2018-39532.pdf, Subject: Your FOIA Request DOJ-2018-007915. This page was generated at 07:58 AM. He wasnt alone, they added: We concluded that he participated in conversations in which other senior managers commented on the attractiveness of female job candidates.. Presenting information from an anonymous source occurs extremely rarely, and only when that information is considered crucially important and all other on-the-record options have been exhausted. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Simpson to begin hearing cases in November 2015. Its a problem that Bidens administration has inherited. I dont want my daughter to grow up to become a professional and still have to suffer that kind of thing in this environment, Truslow said. A copy of documents responsive to the request. Immediately before a May 2019 hearing in which the woman would testify in detail about her trauma, the attorneys said, Judge Paul McCloskey gave instructions on how the hearing should proceed. The Trump administration did little to change the pattern, The Chronicle found, and in one case even promoted a judge who many women have said made them feel uncomfortable in open court and behind the scenes for years. Immigration Court Backlog and Reprioritization, AILAs Immigration Law Practice & Procedure Manual, EOIR Announces that Chief Immigration Judge Is Stepping Down. This is normally due to the referral being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. Other judges may have been fired, but the department does not separate firings from retirements or resignations in its data. The Chronicles investigation revealed that inappropriate behavior by judges was far from uncommon in immigration courts around the country, and that the comments made by the Atlanta attorneys echoed sentiments voiced by their peers nationwide. But sources familiar with the situation confirmed it was Grant and that the complaint involved sexual harassment. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. Anonymous sources: The Chronicle strives to attribute all information we report to credible, reliable, identifiable sources. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, who chairs the House subcommittee on immigration policy, has been working on a bill to spin off the courts, but has yet to introduce it. They said to the referral being transferred to another agency ( for example, EPA to Dept has long a. 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