Biden railed against Trump’s immigration policies, now defends them in courts
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- Publish Date:
- August 10, 2021
- Author(s):
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- Kumar, Anita
- Source:
- Politico
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Summary
Garland also issued a ruling allowing immigration judges to close cases — an authority that was rescinded during the Trump presidency, hampering efforts to clear the massive backlog in immigration courts. And in recent days, the Justice Department hired Lucas Guttentag as senior counselor on immigration policy to help dismantle some of Trump’s policies, according to three people familiar with the hiring.
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