How Trump’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging

Authors

Christina L. Boyd, Washington University School of LawFollow
Elise Blasingame, University of Georgia School of Public and International AffairsFollow
Roberto F. Carlos, University of Texas at AustinFollow
Joseph T. Ornstein, University of GeorgiaFollow

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

2024

Publication Title

ProMarket

Abstract

In new research, Elise Blasingame, Christina Boyd, Roberto Carlos, and Joseph Ornstein explore how the Trump administration used a quota policy for immigration judges working under the Department of Justice’s purview to influence how they adjudicated cases. The authors find the policy successfully nudged more judges to rule against immigrant plaintiffs.

Keywords

Immigration Policy, Immigration Courts, Judicial Behavior, Trump Administration, Quota System, Case Outcomes, Bureaucracy

Publication Citation

Christina L. Boyd et al., How Trump’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging, ProMarket (Feb. 21, 2024), https://www.promarket.org/2024/02/21/how-trumps-quota-policy-transformed-immigration-judging/

Repository Citation

Boyd, Christina L.; Blasingame, Elise; Carlos, Roberto F.; and Ornstein, Joseph T., "How Trump’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging" (2024). Scholarship@WashULaw. 819.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/819