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rsday, March 5, 2020 By contrast, the Trump administration has used the power at least a dozen times in three years; in 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions certified eight cases to himself in an eight-month span. Proponents of the certification power argue that it's a necessary tool to correct erroneous
three years; in 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions certified eight cases to himself in an eight-mont
Barr used a process known as "certification," a historically little-used power of the attorney general that allows him to overrule decisions made by the Board of Immigration Appeals and set binding precedent. Immigration lawyers and judges say the Trump administration is using the power with greater frequency — to the point of a
cording to NBC News. By contrast, the Trump administration has used the power at least a dozen times in three years; in 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions certified eight cases to himself in an eight-month span. Proponents of the certification power argue that it's a necessary tool to correct erroneous
three years; in 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions certified eight cases to himself in an eight-mont
Barr used a process known as "certification," a historically little-used power of the attorney general that allows him to overrule decisions made by the Board of Immigration Appeals and set binding precedent. Immigration lawyers and judges say the Trump administration is using the power with greater frequency — to the point of a
three years; in 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions certified eight cases to himself in an eight-mont
cording to NBC News. By contrast, the Trump administration has used the power at least a dozen times in three years; in 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions certified eight cases to himself in an eight-month span. Proponents of the certification power argue that it's a necessary tool to correct erroneous
Barr used a process known as "certification," a historically little-used power of the attorney general that allows him to overrule decisions made by the Board of Immigration Appeals and set binding precedent. Immigration lawyers and judges say the Trump administration is using the power with greater frequency — to the point of a
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