An article in the
New York Times highlights ways that immigration judges (IJs) work to keep implicit biases
out of their immigration court decisions, including by attending mandatory
anti-bias training sessions. The article explains that the immigration
court backlog has created fast-paced, high pressure, and culturally charged
working conditions for IJs, making some misjudgments all but inevitable.
According to experts, the simplest and most effective way to combat bias
is to avoid rushing and to take breaks; however, with more than 500,000
cases pending, IJs say that slowing down is not an option.
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