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 Putting TRAC to Work |
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A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Georgetown University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Policy |
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Unequal Justice Under Law: Effects of Immigration Detention on Removal Case Outcomes
By Alyssa M. Snider
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It is common knowledge among immigration practitioners and immigrants in removal
proceedings that the likelihood of winning one’s case can vary significantly depending on the
judge and the court. Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a research
organization at Syracuse University, reported in 2018 that in the San Francisco Immigration
Court, different judges denied asylum applications at rates from ten percent to 97 percent.
Although these disparities were most extreme in San Francisco, they existed in and between
other immigration courts as well (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse 2018a). TRAC
has also documented disparities in findings of credible fear (a necessary step for those applying
for asylum) and in bond grant rates and amounts awarded (Transactional Records Access
Clearinghouse 2018c). Although all forms of legal relief have their basis in statute or regulation,
judges appear to interpret these statutes and regulations differently...[Citing TRAC data and reports].
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
Copyright 2020
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