Courts Criticize Judges' Handling of Asylum Cases
New York Times - Federal appeals court judges have been increasingly critical
of some immigration judges based on what they call a pattern of biased and
incoherent decisions in asylum cases. This may stem partly from many more
immigration cases being heard in federal appeals courts, after Attorney
General John Ashcroft made changes in 2002 to streamline appellate review in
immigration courts. Both Federal appeals court and immigration judges al
