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No room to be kind: US immigration judges told to reduce time for people awaiting Green Card before being deported

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TOI World Desk. (2026, September 5). No room to be kind: US immigration judges told to reduce time for people awaiting Green Card before being deported. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/no-room-to-be-kind-us-immigration-judges-told-to-reduce-time-for-people-awaiting-green-card-before-being-deported/articleshow/133814916.cms

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A mandatory training session for US immigration judges instructed them to deny continuances and expedite deportation proceedings for people awaiting Green Cards. The training, led by veteran immigration judge Keith Hunsucker, claimed that some immigrants request delays solely to avoid deportation. According to the Guardian report, hundreds of immigration judges attended this virtual training, which emphasized the urgency of deporting individuals as soon as possible. Immigration attorneys who take on too many cases may face disciplinary action and sanctions under the guidelines presented during the session.

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Immigration judges in the US have been instructed to be strict and deny people time as they wait for their Green Cards, according to a report by The Guardian. This means that immigrants who are awaiting approval of their applications may face deportation without being given the opportunity to resolve their cases. A mandatory training session for judges, led by Keith Hunsucker of the Board of Immigration Appeals, emphasized that there is "no room to be kind" and urged them to prioritize making people leave the US as quickly as possible. The training was reportedly aimed at reducing the immigration court backlog, but critics argue that it may instead be used to expedite deportations without giving immigrants a fair chance to resolve their cases. The judges were also told to scrutinize attorneys who accept too many immigration cases, and to threaten them with consequences if they do not comply. This has sparked concerns among immigrant rights groups and advocates, who argue that the training is part of a broader effort to restrict access to justice for immigrants in the US.

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Citing sources, the Guardian report claimed that hundreds of immigration judges attended a mandatory presentation in recent days about “continuances” – a legal tool which has historically been used to give immigrants more time to find lawyers, build their cases or wait for approval of their applications for documents at another federal immigration agency.

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🔮 The training was apparently meant to reduce the immigration court backlog and they were taught that some continuances are sought solely for the purpose of delay and persons illegally present in the United States who wish to remain have a substantial incentive to prolong litigation so they may avoid deportation as long as possible.

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A Guardian report claimed that immigration judges across the US have been asked to be strict and deny people time as they wait for their Green Cards so that they can be deported. asserted

they → claim → Cards

A mandatory training for judges also urged them to threaten attorneys who accept too many immigration cases. asserted

who → urge → cases

“There is no room to be kind; there is only urgency to make them leave [the US], one way or the other," the judges were told. asserted

judges → be → US

which → cite → agency

The virtual training session was led by a veteran immigration judge, Keith Hunsucker, of the Board of immigration appeals, the immigration courts’ appellate branch. asserted

session → lead → appeals

He denied over 80% of asylum cases for much of the time that he was on the bench in immigration court before moving on to other roles, the report said. asserted

report → deny → roles

The training was apparently meant to reduce the immigration court backlog and they were taught that some continuances are sought solely for the purpose of delay and persons illegally present in the United States who wish to remain have a substantial incentive to prolong litigation so they may avoid deportation as long as possible. uncertain

they → mean → deportation

Continuance requests solely for dilatory purposes should not be countenanced by Immigration Judges,” one slide read An approved visa petition should not delay deportation proceedings if the visa itself is not yet available because of annual quotas but would be issued to the qualified recipient at a later, albeit unspecified, date, the training suggested. uncertain

training → countenance → date

Though there is a huge backlog, the judges were told during the training that immigration attorneys risk punitive measures for accepting what are deemed too many cases. asserted

what → be → measures

“Where a practitioner takes on more cases than he or she can responsibly and professionally handle,” one of the slides read, “it may be appropriate for an Immigration Judge to consider referral to EOIR disciplinary counsel for further action and possible sanction for a violation.” uncertain

Judge → take → violation