• fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    I’m a bit curious, as a foreigner, how that works. I thought the executive was supposed to be separate from the legislative and the judiciary. Or is it different in the US?

    • PhilipTheBucketOPA
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      3 days ago

      Immigration judges are a special category in the US, they are under the DOJ instead of the judicial branch.

      “Hey, quick follow-up question: Doesn’t that mean that the branch of government kicking people out of the country is, basically, having a hearing in front of itself to determine whether it’s allowed to kick them out? Isn’t that an obvious conflict of interest?”

      “Hey, that’s a great question. So anyway, does anyone have another question they’d like to ask?”