U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently participated in a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as deputy Attorney General and Gail Slater's nomination to serve as assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division.
In the hearing, Britt asked Blanche about the Executive Office for Immigration Review. She highlighted the court's backlog, which grew from 1.4 million in fiscal year 2021, Joe Biden's first year as president, to 3.5 million in fiscal year 2024, his final year.
“During the Biden administration ... there seemed to be a ... culture that was fostered of just not completing cases, and I say that because if you look at the numbers from fiscal year 21 to fiscal year 24, immigration judges failed to adjudicate over 340,000 asylum client claims. I want to put that in perspective for you. If you take the previous six fiscal years combined, that is 26 times higher than all of those put together," she outlined.
In the exchange, Britt then asked Blanche if he would consider reimplementing President Donald Trump's reforms from his first presidency, which she pointed out were "more effective. "
He replied, “Of course. Absolutely, Senator.”
Britt then fixated on new Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo, which outlined the Department of Justice's intent to end funding for sanctuary cities to the extent allowed by law and take appropriate legal action to challenge sanctuary jurisdiction policies.
“These sanctuary jurisdictions and their reckless policies undermine the safety of all Americans, and they have no business receiving taxpayer dollars and should be held accountable for their decisions to violate the law," she told Slater.
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