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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 1177 (Introduced in House) — To provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern... · Sec. 4102

Sec. 4102. Eliminating immigration court backlogs

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The Attorney General shall increase the total number of immigration judges by not fewer than 55 judges during each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. The Attorney General shall— ensure that all newly hired immigration judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals are— highly qualified experts on immigration law; and trained to conduct fair, impartial adjudications in accordance with applicable due process requirements; and with respect to immigration judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, to the extent practicable, strive to achieve an equal numerical balance in the hiring of candidates with Government experience in immigration and candidates with sufficient knowledge or experience in immigration in the private sector, including nonprofit, private bar, or academic experience.
Subject to the availability of funds made available in advance in appropriations Acts, the Attorney General shall ensure that each immigration judge has sufficient support staff, adequate technological and security resources, and appropriate courtroom facilities. The Attorney General shall increase the number of Board of Immigration Appeals staff attorneys (including necessary additional support staff) to efficiently process cases by not fewer than 23 attorneys during each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall— conduct a study of the impediments to efficient hiring of immigration court judges within the Department of Justice; and propose solutions to Congress for improving the efficiency of the hiring process.
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