Acting Chief Immigration Judge Print Maggard presided over the investiture during a ceremony held Nov. 6, 2015, at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington D.C. After a thorough application process, then-Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. appointed Daniel J. Daugherty to his new position, and Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Jonathan S. Simpson to his new position. Six of the 11 complaints resulted in no consequences, either because managers couldnt substantiate the allegations after reviewing the record or the issues raised were matters to be decided in the appeals process. He wasnt alone, they added: We concluded that he participated in conversations in which other senior managers commented on the attractiveness of female job candidates.. Acting Chief Immigration Judge Print Maggard, who presided over the investiture during a ceremony held on January 29, 2016, stated that the new immigration judges would help decrease EOIR's pending caseload. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: 1. It is not a system designed to protect complainants. Complaints about immigration judges are not made public. A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. EOIR announcement that Brian M. O'Leary is returning to the Arlington Immigration Court as an immigration judge. hb```l|aB o~a UjB X HRHx6J;-rq# `u3p/d Sexual harassment cannot be tolerated or condoned in our nations immigration courts, said the groups executive vice president and president emeritus, Judge Dana Leigh Marks, who works in the San Francisco immigration court. You had assigned it reference number #2018-37357. Maggard was a supervisor from 2012 to 2019, mostly based in San Francisco, and for a year during the Obama administration was acting chief of all immigration judges, working in the headquarters building in Falls Church. MuckRock users can file, duplicate, track, and share public records requests Sign up for a free account. Masters of Public Administration (Organizational Leadership), Bachelor of Science (BS) (Psychology, Biology, Chemistry), If you're not automatically redirected, please click here. Robert Print Maggard's 2021 pay is 29% higher than the average pay of an IJ employee at the Executive Office for Immigration Review . Case documents are sent to and from Grants home, multiple sources familiar with the situation told The Chronicle. Chronicle investigation: U.S. Justice Department lacks strong harassment oversight for judges, Lauren Lancaster / Special to The Chronicle, Lynsey Weatherspoon / Special to The Chronicle, 11 complaints have been filed about Cassidy, complaint alleging violations of immigrants rights, close enough that they corresponded personally, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Simpson to begin hearing cases in November 2015. Given the nature of this request, some records are only being released to you as the requester. Maggard did commit clear personnel misconduct, the investigators concluded. And if someone says, No, no, you have to identify it, and you cannot, they say, Well, it doesnt exist., Atlanta immigration attorney Hiba Ghalib says of a judges comments: There was never anything so direct that it was anything I could file a complaint on it was just uncomfortable and annoying., Hiba Ghalib, an attorney who practices in Atlanta, said of Cassidys behavior: There was never anything so direct that it was anything I could file a complaint on it was just uncomfortable and annoying. EOIR's immigration judges conduct administrative court proceedings in immigration courts located throughout the nation. Copyright 1995-2017 American Immigration LLC, ILW.COM. Social distancing (maintaining a distance of six feet from those with whom you do not live) is required. %%EOF Additional details for this referral are as follows: * Old Tracking Number: DOJ-2018-007915 * New Tracking Number: DOJ-2018-007915 * Requester Name: Matthew Hoppock * Date Submitted: 08/29/2018 * Long Description: foia referral EOIR. The department said all hiring for immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals follows an open, merit-based process. From 2008 through 2015 and 2002 through 2005, Judge Daugherty was a member of the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary, serving in capacities including chief trial judge and circuit judge. Attorneys go before the same judges regularly, and those judges wide discretion gives them ample room to make life difficult for a lawyer who crosses them. RjK {02]s)c\P+P`7_pac ;a PE. The department does not tolerate complaints whose sole purpose is to harass, threaten, intimidate, or retaliate against its adjudicators based on their rulings.. In the legal profession, information is the key to success. Otherwise, those responsive records will be sent via the method agreed upon with the FOIA processor. Michelle Mendez of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, which provides legal representation to immigrants and helps attorneys report allegations of judicial misconduct, said lawyers face tremendous pressure not to call out judges bad behavior, even though they know ignoring it means it is likely to continue. You have to know whats happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. He basically said to me, Are you naturally a blonde maybe? Like, I dont get it because Im a blonde, not a brunette, said the attorney, who requested anonymity because she still practices before the Atlanta court and is concerned about the way sexual harassment victims are treated when they go public. Nichole Rodriguez - email: nichole.rodriguez@usdoj.gov, Jonathan W. Hitesman, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge, John Moss Federal Building I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires. No complaints resulted in formal discipline in 2017, 2018 or 2020, and 5% or fewer did other years. Please see our Privacy Policy. Antonini, who also knows McHenry, said he should have been well aware of Cassidys in-court behavior. This page was generated at 07:58 AM. But at the end of the day, I know how far a complaint could take me. In the legal profession, information is the key to success. No credit card required. Sexual harassment has been a recurring problem in the Justice Department itself. S;yNm!>C5dRj'@>qTBz/l}QyE]m)N}-UB3PUYYP'dd}*;D<36k1/1st:_ *P When all the requests have been completed, appropriate documents will be posted in the FOIA reading room IAW the "rule of 3". The agency expects parties and stakeholders to raise legitimate concerns about conduct, rather than simply make ad hominem attacks against adjudicators or express disagreement with the outcome of a particular case, McHenry wrote. Justice Department data shows the administration dismissed more complaints against judges than its predecessor. This is normally due to the consultation being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. uhA7(RhYO'o6hs5oX/K$%zM}$nN_*I4%50}]I^C_J`cM 3"%}D5jW#{?d)yk~kIy.D# WC$0`udG*;K_E08DOc"H/}U 7^54N`mY5P8}k_R&P^jXqN1"I4,/+ Wf]d=u,5Rf;(n}kPxTJ2+l^'t${1axcm*vi\l H\ d100Ag AILALink puts an entire immigration law library at your fingertips! 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Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. 8YXADK#UwGhJ:"wO ]2)!L( OE-? g4,3idh0qnjS?0 eC7b8,VE5/&LQb:aS]L/`/uss;[ z=>5ZU\yaJesz|{b:&9]W7EaW?jQ-jQzzyTf]7OF9/.j>,53)=7uG\>M}_=rz=Uk>$M[-1 rbJisgHflgo Pr)v!A`>H9)!\5F 12|l6IWjcbe+39=)|OB|>569n;`uW#v4$D=((q -niYtBhTh j/ iK26>lf@p~Jm32Vx{=.{ 8W About the Immigration Judge Juge Print was appointed as a DCIJ in November 2015. Please review only once unless you have a new experience with this judge. Your honest review allows judges to receive an assessment of their work, and to hopefully make adjustments so that at the end of the day, we have a more uniform application of the laws and regulations, with fairness, courtesy and compassion in all our immigration courts across the United States. See all files. Please do not bring people with you into EOIR space unless they are required to be present for your hearing. endstream endobj 134 0 obj <>/Metadata 13 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/Pages 131 0 R/StructTreeRoot 17 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 135 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Type/Page>> endobj 136 0 obj <>stream You have to know whats happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. At the time, it was annoying but typical Cassidy, Genovese said. He also served as an immigration judge from 2009 to 2011 in San Francisco, and he was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney in the city from 2006 to 2009. The recording was provided to The Chronicle by the womans attorney, Genovese, who was practicing in Atlanta with the Southern Poverty Law Center. Up to 5 Presenting information from an anonymous source occurs extremely rarely, and only when that information is considered crucially important and all other on-the-record options have been exhausted. She said she recoiled at the joke, but didnt find it out of the ordinary for Cassidy. She said the comments ate away at her for months before she sent an email notifying other attorneys who practice in the area. Judge Simpson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 from Wabash College and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Seton Hall University. In a sworn affidavit in an administrative complaint filed with the Justice Department, one attorney wrote that a judge in El Paso, Texas, commented on the attractiveness of an asylum seeker as if it were an explanation for her persecution. Two commercial parking lots, open and covered, are within walking distance to the building. The director of the courts in the department, James McHenry, spent 2005 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014 in Atlanta as an attorney for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office that prosecutes immigration court cases. Jonathan S. Simpson, Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. American Immigration Lawyers Association. Please take note of the information below and be prepared to follow these and any additional instructions provided to you when you arrive for your hearing. In that moment, am I thinking that I might be perpetuating sexism in the system? JugePrint was appointed as a DCIJ in November 2015. The agency will soon begin recruiting a new Chief Immigration Judge. Grant, who has served on the Board of Immigration Appeals since 1998, is one of 23 judges who weigh appeals from immigrants who have lost cases in the nearly 70 immigration courts around the country. All times are GMT-5. He and his colleagues are the next-to-last hope for immigrants. He also warned attorneys not to make baseless complaints designed to harass, threaten, intimidate, or retaliate against judges. Its a problem that Bidens administration has inherited. Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request #2018-37357. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. From 2006 through September 2015, Judge Simpson served as assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles and San Diego, Calif. From 1997 through 2006, both domestically and abroad, Judge Simpson served in various capacities as a member of the U.S. Navys Judge Advocate Generals Corps, including branch chief, officer in charge, and attorney. Attorneys Ivan Yacub and Lauren Truslow represented a woman seeking asylum in Arlington, Va., arguing she was a victim of sex trafficking and had been brutally sexually assaulted in her native country. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and are therefore separate from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Five led to counseling by Cassidys bosses on how he should conduct himself. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, who chairs the House subcommittee on immigration policy, has been working on a bill to spin off the courts, but has yet to introduce it. MuckRock is a non-profit collaborative news site that gives you the tools to keep our government transparent and accountable. It is unacceptable for anyone with a track record of inappropriate behavior to be protected and promoted. The sources declined to talk on the record because of the sensitivity of the subject matter. The Justice Department has long lacked a strong system for reporting and responding to sexual harassment and misconduct. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. Judge Daugherty is a member of the Ohio Bar. As Cassidy stood over her, the woman said, the judge added, Are you basically telling me that the carpet doesnt match the drapes?. 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-200 Maggard did not respond to requests for comment. The attorneys were not identified by name in the report. Remember that the immigration court may limit entry. The Justice Department said that without a written complaint, it could not comment on the allegation. Please remember this while choosing to enter an elevator. Thank you,-----------------------------------------Initial Request StaffOffice of Information PolicyU.S. Try our Advanced Search for more refined results. If the allegations are specific, it takes little effort for a judge to figure out who filed the complaint, and attorneys describe instances of judges retaliating without consequences. As the agency begins its search for a new chief immigration judge, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Print Maggard will stand in, according to the DOJ. Denise Slavin, who served as an immigration judge from 1995 to 2019, is president emerita of the union that represents immigration judges and still advises the organization. The Chronicle's detailed policy governing the use of such sources, including the use of pseudonyms, is available on SFChronicle.com. 161 0 obj <>stream Its my hope that this hearing will be a first step toward negotiating a bipartisan, workable solution to what is really a crisis in our immigration courts., In her statement, Marks of the National Association of Immigration Judges called an independent court system the only sustainable solution to check against the politics that has plagued the immigration courts over the years.. Tal Kopan is the Washington Correspondent for The San Francisco Chronicle. Kopan graduated with honors from the University of Chicago. In such cases, The Chronicle has complete knowledge of the unnamed person's identity and of how that person is in position to know the information. Immigration judges concluded a record 276,000 cases in fiscal 2019 and were on pace to close 400,000 cases in fiscal 2020 before the pandemic ground the immigration court system to a near halt. EOIR is committed to ensuring fairness in all of the cases it adjudicates. Already a subscriber? It said the earlier complaints against Cassidy did not include allegations of harassment and showed no evidence he has engaged in serial misconduct.. Search the AILALink database for all your practice needsstatutes, regs, case law, agency guidance, publications, and more. Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is responsible for adjudicating immigration cases by conducting immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings. Immediately before a May 2019 hearing in which the woman would testify in detail about her trauma, the attorneys said, Judge Paul McCloskey gave instructions on how the hearing should proceed. All items will pass through an x-ray machine and are subject to manual inspection if deemed necessary. In an interview, Slavin said the Justice Departments immigration courts division has long had a problem with discipline because it doesnt make policing judges conduct a priority, and because of a workplace culture that has at times been unfriendly toward women. The redactions in these e-mail messages are improper because most do not cite any valid exemption under the FOIA. Other attorneys recalled judges who minimized domestic violence while questioning asylum seekers, or suggested that married women could not be raped by their husbands. The National Association of Immigration Judges said it supports an overhaul of the departments complaint process. 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