In re Castro-Tum

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  1. New Developments in U.S. Immigration Court

    Mintz - Immigration ViewpointsFebruary 14, 2020

    The End of Administrative Closure: Sessions Moves to Further Strip Immigration Judges of Independence, CLINIC (Apr. 4, 2018), https://cliniclegal.org/resources/removal-proceedings/end-administrative-closure-sessions-moves-further-strip-immigration; See also Brief of Amicus Curiae Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. at 2, Matter of Castro-Tum, 27 I&N Dec. 271 (A.G. 2018) (“Although administrative closure, a docket-controlling measure used by courts and administrative agencies, previously without much controversy, is not explicitly mentioned in immigration statute, it is a well-authorized tool for the administration of justice.”)Id. Matter of Castro-Tum, 27 I&N Dec. at 271.Id. at 272-73 (citing Matter of Avetusyan, 25 I&N Dec. 688, 692 (BIA 2012)).Id. at 271 (“For cases that truly warrant a brief pause, the regulations expressly provide for continuances.