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Video: Q&A with former immigration judge Jeffrey S. Chase

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Global Refuge Staff

August 27, 2019

Watch the Livestream Replay to Learn More About the Complexities of the U.S. Immigration System

Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service was pleased to welcome Jeffrey S. Chase to our headquarters for a Q&A session on the structure and evolution of the U.S. immigration courts. Mr. Chase is a former Immigration judge at the Department of Justice, senior attorney at the Board of Immigration Appeals, and currently serves as a private attorney and advocate for smarter immigration policy.

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