Due process for immigrants regardless of legal status
Judge Jackson has been a steadfast supporter of civil rights. In 2019, she ordered the Department of Homeland Security not to expand deportations without a court hearing.
She has defended immigrants' rights to due process of law, regardless of legal status.
Source: MedPageToday on 2022 SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings
, Feb 25, 2022
Trump administration set asylum seeking standards too high
In October 2020, Jackson sided with immigrant advocacy groups who sued the Trump administration over a lesson plan used to train federal immigration officers who screen potential asylum seekers slated for fast-track deportations. The challengers
argued the language adopted in 2019 wrongly raised the bar too high for the initial round of vetting to see if a person had shown a "credible fear" of persecution in their home country. Jackson agreed. The Justice Department decided not to appeal.
Source: BuzzFeed.com on 2022 SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings
, Feb 25, 2022
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