Copyright 2005-2023 The Bar Association of San Francisco |, Unpacking the Legacy of Judge Dana Leigh Marks, on December 31, 2021, Judge Dana Leigh Marks* had built an inspiring reputation as a leader, mentor, and advocate. They drove all night to her friends mothers house in another town. Numerous legal providers and community members have expressed strong concerns about Fords racist history influencing his work in San Francisco. Lack of legal counsel handicaps asylum seekers, but judges also biased against migrants of color, advocates say. May 19, 2021. He jokes he decided to hire her the minute she insisted on paying her own fare. Within each court, cases are assigned to judges on a random, rotational basis. Earlier this month, the Justice Department announced 28 new immigration judges, bringing the number of such judges to more than 465, a record high. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Juan is not alone in his grievances. The odds of being successful if unrepresented was much lower (17.7%) than for represented asylum seekers (31.1%) in fiscal year 2020.. The bill, if approved by the Senate, will transition the nations immigration court system into an independent judiciary consistent with Article I of the U.S. Constitution. Says Judge Marks, Thisquickly became my long-term goal outside of judging., When that does happen, it certainly will be part of her legacy, but just one part of a stellar career. She works as an office janitor and is taking English classes. Judge Chen earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Oklahoma and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Harvard Law School. That experience, the Reuters analysis found, makes them 23 percent more likely to order deportation. These are people were dealing with, says Judge Stockton, people who are nervous, if not terrified, and Judge Marks has a gift for helping them feel more at ease in the courtroom. Complaint process is flawed, advocates say, Judges concerned about discipline procedures, too, Personnel changes at Ohio's immigration court, Ohio chapter of theAmerican Immigration Lawyers Association, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In Atlanta, 89 percent of cases result in a deportation order. "EOIR takes all complaints seriously, investigates all colorable complaints, and takes corrective action when appropriate, Montenegro said in an email statement. We were the brave ones. While judges should not be punished for making a good-faith legal decision, using terms like illegals seems to be a clearviolation of professionalism, he said. Mattingly, the EOIR spokeswoman, said the agency takes seriously any claims of unjustified and significant anomalies in immigration judge decision-making and takes steps to evaluate disparities in immigration adjudications.. (Previously, appointments were considered promotions for prosecuting attorneys from INS.) From 2013-2018, she worked as an immigration attorney. Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services officials say the money will be used to try to win cases for migrants in an El Paso facility with 26 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of October. Riley and Owens havedenied 89% and 96% asylum cases they were in charge of, respectively, since their appointment a few years ago. . Weeks apart, in the spring of 2014, each of the women was confronted by armed gang members who vowed to kill them and their children if they didnt meet the thugs demands. In a 2016 report, the GAO found that little had changed. Montenegro declined to provide additional details about the case. Judges fail to apply binding legal standards, make decisions based on illegally invented rules, engage in abusive treatment of noncitizens and their counsel and even decide cases before holding hearings.. Cases that claim opposition to gangs as a protected political opinion, the center says, have generated fewer precedent-setting decisions, making that argument a more difficult one to win in court, though it has prevailed in some cases. After graduating law school at age 23, Judge Marks went into private practice at Simmons & Ungar. Dana Marks, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said each case is like a 1,000 piece puzzle. While two cases might look identical on the surface, she said, each judge has to weigh the nuances of immigration law to allow someone to stay in the country, which could lead to different outcomes. Gutierrez can live and work legally in the United States and will ultimately be able to apply for citizenship. The 43-year-old, who worked as a nurse in Honduras, lives in a small one-bedroom apartment with her husband, her two sons now 15 and 8 her adult daughter and her grandson. The womens lawyers framed their respective cases with some important differences. At first, Judge Marks wasnt sure shed like the role of judge, in part because there was an assumption about the strong-arm persona shed have to put on to manage her courtroom. There they piled with another group of migrants into an inflatable raft and crossed the Rio Grande, the border between Mexico and the United States. The situation in our country is getting worse and worse.. You really get those Perry Mason moments in immigration court. When he turned 16, he left his hometown and crossed the border by himself in search for a better life, settling in Columbus. Jamil adds Judge Markss tireless work for the union and giving a professional, female voice to immigration judges to her list of accomplishments. I began to panic and shake, she said. Hesaid he was nervous and exhausted when he stepped into the court on Oct.16, 2020, for his fourth hearing. She quickly discarded that notion. Couch wrote in his opinion that Anas difficulty recounting the names of the women on the association board weighed against her credibility. Kathleen Guthrie Woods is a long-time contributor toSan Francisco Attorneymagazine. As the sole breadwinner in his family, he said his wife and kids would suffer emotionally and financially if he were deported. Circuit Court of Appeals, and they rule in favor of immigrants far more often than courts in the 4th Circuit, which includes North and South Carolina, Maryland and Virginia, Reuters found. She is known for her fierce advocacy for the court. She is now awaiting a court date after new lawyers got her case reopened. It has also been politically charged, as immigration courts fall under the jurisdiction of the, US Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), . In the 1980s, AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) was very stodgy, a reactive organization, Judge Webber says. San Francisco immigration judge begs officials to close her courtroom over coronavirus. However, the women said their reasons for seeking asylum were the same: Gangs had targeted them because of their involvement in the parent-teacher association, and for that, they and their families had been threatened. It is painfully apparent how much the clients we serve have overcome throughout their lives, says Roxana Moussavian, immigration attorney at Pangea Legal Services. The rest were requests for cancellation of deportation orders or other adjustments to immigration status. Juans case was initially assigned to Judge Thomas Janas, an immigration judge in Cleveland who has since retired. Gail Montenegro, EOIRs Midwest regional public information officer, declined to comment on the allegations against Riley but said the agency has a well-established process for handling complaints against immigration judges. They said they would kill me and my children. ; On June 24, 2020 we collaborated with NLG-Los Angeles, National Immigration Project of the NLG, and the NLG National Office to provide a CLE on 'Fighting for the Release of Detained . Judge Lerner earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Columbia University and a Juris Doctorate in 2002 from Columbia University School of Law. In May2021, the Ohio chapter of theAmerican Immigration Lawyers Association submitted a group complaint against Riley to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), an agency within the Department of Justice that oversees immigration courts. ICE has not released their estimate of how many cases would be cleared under this plan. Judge Marks says she was never bored. Gutierrez moved with her boys to Oakland, California, to join her husband, and petitioned to have her case moved to San Francisco. The bill, if approved by the Senate, will transition the nations immigration court system into an independent judiciary consistent with Article I of the U.S. Constitution. Says Judge Marks, Thisquickly became my long-term goal outside of judging., Kathleen Guthrie Woods is a long-time contributor to, San Francisco Attorneymagazine. The definition of a particular social group has been subject to conflicting interpretations in the courts, but in general, such a group comprises people who share basic beliefs or traits that cant or shouldnt have to be changed. In a three-page ruling, one board member said Anas lawyer could not introduce a new argument on appeal and agreed with Couch that Ana hadnt proved a political motive behind the gang members attack. Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 2019. Robert S. Hough had the highest denial rate (92.2%), according to TRAC. All of the new immigration judges discussed in this post were selected by former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. On Thursday, a coalition of 17 legal services and immigration. The money will be used in partnership with the Loretto Volunteer Project to help migrants, including those sent to Juarez, Mexico under U.S. Customs and Border Protections Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP, program. In 2020, of the 30,173 individuals from the Northern Triangle that received a decision on asylum claims 27,020 were denied. The average salary for an Immigration Judge is $72,811 per Year in the United States. The year before, according to police records in Honduras, gang members killed a school security guard. But complainants like Juan and their attorneys said they have beendisappointed that their efforts did not lead to any lasting changes and that there was little transparency in the investigation process. 12/31/2020 4:34:37 PM . With these new judges and along with significant court policy changes, the asylum denial rate increased from 54.6% in fiscal year 2016 to 71.6% in fiscal year 2020. They were allowed to stay in the United States in just 16 percent of cases, the Reuters analysis found. Litigating before the US Supreme Courtand winningmight be the pinnacle of many legal careers, but Judge Marks was not one to sit on her laurels. She was always there for me, emotionally and intellectually.. We bought a bus pass to go to Guatemala and from Guatemala to Mexico and to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to her court testimony. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)andAntiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA)of 1996, as well as theREAL ID Act of 2005, had serious impacts on asylum cases and the parameters of the courts. The Reuters analysis also found that an immigration judges particular characteristics and situation can affect outcomes. (Neither Holyoak nor Couch worked as an ICE prosecutor, according to their EOIR biographies. Shortly after, he applied for an immigration benefit called cancellation of removal to adjust his status, arguing that his removal would cause hardship to his three U.S. citizen children, aged 12, 15 and 16. The schools principal, who asked that he and the school not be identified out of fear of retaliation, worked with the board. The Executive Office for Immigration Review had 2,383 employees in 2015 with an average pay (base salary + bonus) of $118,095.97. Last February, a 50-year-old woman and her 29-year-old son who were selling food at the school Gutierrez and Anas children attended were kidnapped from their home and decapitated, according to police records. The Chief Immigration Judge shall ensure that each temporary immigration judge has received a suitable level of training to enable the temporary immigration judge to carry out the duties assigned. From 2015 to 2022, she was the Associate They have more understanding of trauma survivors and the difficulty they might have in recounting certain details and little discrepancies, she said. Disregards basic legal rules, causing undue prejudice and wasting public resources. Country of origin is a big factor in determining who gets to stay in the United States because immigrants from some countries are afforded special protections. Devin OMalley, a Department of Justice spokesman, challenged the Reuters analysis, citing "numerous conflicting statements, miscalculations, and other data errors," but declined to elaborate further. Two officials in uniforms picked them up. Sixty-one percent of all complaints closed in the fiscal year 2020 ended up being dismissed. More than 300 judges are spread among 58 U.S. immigration courts in 27 states, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. At first, Judge Marks wasnt sure shed like the role of judge, in part because there was an assumption about the strong-arm persona shed have to put on to manage her courtroom. The murders, like more than 93 percent of crimes in Honduras, remain unsolved. Circuit Court of Appeals because her lawyer confused the deadline. Those on the other side of the complaints the immigration judges also take issues with the EOIR discipline process. Posted November 10th, 2015. Of course, other factors influence outcomes in immigration court. In New York City, 24 percent do. Chinese nationals won asylum almost 77% of the time in 2020, followed by people from India (62%), Cameroon (61.6%), and Venezuela (54.3%). Couch and Holyoak and their courts. He also served as an immigration judge from 2009 to 2011 in San Francisco, and he was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney in the city from 2006 to 2009. . The other 27 immigration judges will serve across the country on 19 immigration courts. They had early success, he said, when they persuaded police to provide officers to guard the school. Constanza Hevia H. / Special to The Chronicle 2020 (Reuters) - A conservative judge appointed by former Republican President Donald Trump to the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. People familiar with the system are well aware of the difference. He is especially unsuited to hear cases involving survivors of torture applying for asylum and other forms of immigration relief. In Mexico, she hired a coyote a smuggler to help them cross into the United States and then turned herself in to Border Patrol agents near Hidalgo. They must convince the court that they have well-founded fears of persecution in their country because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinions or membership in a particular social group. She and her lawyers declined to share more detailed information about her situation because she remains fearful of the gangs in Honduras. The Honorable Merrick B. Garland The Honorable Lisa O. Monaco. It feels like the judge has no compassion for us and doesnt like Latinos.. In the Charlotte court, Anas lawyer focused more narrowly on her political opinion, arguing that she was at risk of persecution for her opposition to gangs in her position on the parent-teacher association board. Decisions. 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But we have to address these bad judges.. You can't file a complaint one day against a judge and the next day come in with your client and expect the judge to treat them well. Judge Olivia Cassin in New York City allows immigrants to remain in the country in 93 percent of cases she hears. Her boys are in school. They just know someone wants to kill them., Anas lawyer appealed her case to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the first step in the appellate process. Because there were no police here, (the gangs) did what they wanted," he said. She perseveres solely because she believes it is important to make a difference wherever you can.. Judge Stuart Couch, who heard Anas case in Charlotte, orders immigrants deported 89 percent of the time, according to a Reuters analysis of more than 370,000 cases heard in all 58 U.S. immigration courts over the past 10 years. Riley and Owens have. I am not going to risk my childs life. . One grant from Dallas-based Meadows Foundation includes $56,000 for legal services for incarcerated petitioners. According to TRAC, denial rates were at 54.6% in fiscal year 2016 (the last full year of Barack Obamas presidency). Despite having no immigration law experience, Ford was appointed as a San Francisco Immigration Judge by Attorney General William Barr in 2019 after retiring from his judgeship in Cook County, Illinois. My client was seriously mentally ill, there were a lot of complexities in his case. The Charlotte court was singled out for displaying a particular bias against Central American gang and gender-related asylum claims.. I didnt have to scare or browbeat people into my decisions, says Judge Marks. We discussed cases together. In addition to helping her colleagues with the analysis of cases, Judge Marks was available for emotional support. In 2018, after then-attorney general Jeff Sessions announced new restrictions on asylum cases, there was a mass exodus of immigration judges. She was young, intelligent, interested in law, committed to immigration and immigrants, committed to people. In what has become a treasured memory for both of them, her job interview took place in a unique setting. From 2000 to 2008, she served as a staff attorney for ASK Law Group, in Sherman Oaks, California. Immigration judges in New York and San Francisco stayed home from work Tuesday, and their union announced a judge in Denver had COVID-19 symptoms and an Atlanta attorney tested positive. The state court had plexiglass barriers, an air. And whether the individual fleeing gang violence in San Pedro Sula or official oppression in Venezuela had legal representation also made a big difference in the outcome of his or her case, according to research from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. Three led to oral counseling. Another 35% ended with additional counseling or training of the judge involved. I will believe things when they happen, if they happen, one Cuban migrant whos been living in Juarez said last week. Boston's immigration judges mentioned in the TRAC analysis were Maureen O'Sullivan, Leonard Shapiro, Paul Gagnon, Robin Feder, Brenda O'Malley, Matthew D'Angelo, Mario Sturla, Gwendylan, and Todd Masters. John W. Richardson, Immigration Judge, Phoenix, 1990-2018. . Stephen M. Ruhle approved the highest number of petitions (44) but still found wanting 76.8% of the petitions he ruled on. Because there is no TurboTax for immigration law., The firm made a wise choice. Throughout, Jamil says, Judge Marks articulated to the press and to the public the stress of doing the job of immigration judge. Hon. Immigration Court. I love the Wild West aspect of it.. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- On November 12, 2020 a coalition of legal service providers, community members, the San Francisco Public Defender, and the National Lawyers Guild - San Francisco Bay Area filed a complaint today with the Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) against San Francisco-based Immigration Judge Nicholas Ford for his racist, ableist and hostile treatment of immigrants, attorneys and witnesses. She was very vocal as head of NAIJ, says Atkinson, especially [on issues] related to fairness and due process. Judge Webber appreciated Judge Markss talents as a spokesperson for the union, remarking on her great voice and quick thinking. They speak of a woman who broke through barriers, applied the law fairly and compassionately, fought hard fights, and inspired others to join her. Asylum applicants cannot gain legal U.S. residency because they fled their countries in mortal fear of civil strife or rampant crime or a natural disaster. . 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