ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice 141d ago

In this two-part Rapid Response episode, Margaret (Peggy) Kuehne Taylor and Jeremiah Johnson discuss the Trump administration’s evisceration of well-established asylum processes. Ms. Taylor and Mr. Johnson explain that Trump initiatives are cutting off customary asylum applicant access to full merits hearings before an immigration judge in the United States. These initiatives take the form of pretermissions of asylum proceedings. They effectively replace hearings with deportations based on omissions in preliminary written asylum applications. The presenters address the underpinnings of the Trump pretermissions, how they play out “on the ground,” the due process problems they create, and the fear that the initiatives could result in the end of asylum availability altogether. Speakers Margaret Kuehne Taylor – Member, ABA Commission on Immigration; Retired Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice; Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland Carey School of Law Hon. Jeremiah Johnson – Executive Vice President, National Association of Immigration Judges --- CRSJ, in collaboration with the DEI Center and its entities, the Center for Public Interest Law and its entities, the Young Lawyers Division, and other Section Divisions and Forums, is launching a new rapid-response project that will provide videos, resources, and other information breaking down key legal developments by explaining specific actions the government is taking, the legality of these actions, its impact on civil rights and daily life, and steps attorneys and advocates can take to protect our communities. Learn more at ambar.org/howthingswork