The Accidental History of the U.S. Immigration Courts:

During the Trump administration, the immigration courts were decried as more politicized enforcement weapon than impartial tribunal. Yet few people are aware of a fundamental flaw in the system that long pre-dated that administration: The immigration courts are not really independent courts at all but an office of the Department of Justice—the nation’s law enforcement agency.

Praise for Accidental History

“This pathbreaking book shows us both what is wrong with our current system of deciding immigration cases and how we can fix it. Important and eye-opening.”