"During the hearing, Judge Williams asked the asylum seeker, 'And you are currently married. Is that your spouse's name?' This line of questioning raised concerns about the relevance of such personal inquiries in asylum cases."
"Williams's questioning included, 'Y'all all sleep in the same room?' which alarmed the attorney and highlighted the potential biases in how LGBTQ+ asylum claims are evaluated."
A federal immigration judge in New Mexico questioned a gay Iranian asylum seeker for nearly three hours about his same-sex relationship, alarming his attorney. The asylum seeker fled Iran due to fears of execution for homosexuality, which is criminalized there. Judge Samuel Williams, with no prior immigration law experience, pressed the applicant on personal details, including his marriage to a woman and his relationship with a man. Both Iranian men remain in detention but are protected from immediate deportation as their cases proceed.
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