Four immigration judges in San Francisco have been dismissed since April, including Isla Deiss, who was let go recently. Three of the dismissed judges had high asylum approval rates, while one judge, Roger Dinh, fell below the national average. Overall, the dismissals leave nine vacancies in the court system. This situation coincides with recent reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of asylum-seekers during court hearings. The Executive Office for Immigration Review has declined to comment on the firings.
Judge Isla Deiss had been a part of San Francisco's immigration court since 2017, granting asylum in 93.7 percent of the cases she heard since 2019. With the recent firings, three of the four judges had asylum approval rates significantly above the national average of 42.3 percent, yet the trend suggests a troubling pattern of dismissals.
The firings of four immigration judges in San Francisco, including Isla Deiss, happen amid reports of increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of asylum-seekers during their court hearings. Atkinson noted that such dismissals coincide with troubling enforcement actions by ICE.
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