Sarah Pierce, policy analyst for the Migration Policy Institute, said the number of decisions by immigration judges that the Trump administration has referred to itself for review is unprecedented. The administration — under both Barr and former Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions — has reviewed a total of 10 immigration rulings. That's compared with four under all of President Obama's tenure and nine during George W. Bush's.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 17, 2019 02:03 UTC