[FYI -- Mark Krikorian]

Contact: Steven Camarota, (202) 466-8185, sac@cis.org

Deception and Disorder in Immigration Court

Report Offers Solutions to Broken Appeals System

WASHINGTON (June 1, 2011) – The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing two weeks ago on the immigration courts, the Justice Department's appeals system for aliens challenging deportation. To contribute to this reassessment of an important component of America's immigration infrastructure, a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies examines the serious problems in our immigration courts and offer solutions to address them.

The report, “Built to Fail: Deception and Disorder in America's Immigration Courts,â€