The Lives of US Immigration Judges Takes Center Stage

Whenever the topic of immigration comes up in the news, most of us expect the focus to be put squarely on the immigrants, US immigration bond services, and the policies that govern immigration in the United States. But, how often do we recognize the immigration judges who preside over those cases?  

An article in USA Today changes its course to shed some light on the immigration judges who live their lives inside the US immigration system. 

The first thing to understand is that an immigration judge sees defendants who have been detained and are being process for deportation. Their worlds are made up of immigration lawyers, ICE officers, and immigration bondsmen. Immigration issues arise for a number of reasons, from illegal border crossing to expired work visas. Bondsmen provide US immigration bond services and immigration lawyers plead the cases of foreigners who want to remain in the United States; however, it is not that easy.  

In the article, one immigration judge points to how difficult it is to decide the fate and future of someone they see in their courtrooms. They may have immigrated to the US to seek asylum, or to avoid extreme hardship, and deporting them may break up existing families.  

Though established foreigners can seek out US immigration bonds services, the poor cannot. Without proper representation, the immigration judge is forced to work within the confides of the law and trust their gut. They have to decide if they believe what they are being told, and they must follow the law first and foremost.  

The article, written in first person by an immigration judge, is a fantastic look into the world of immigration courts.