Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +12
- Latest action
- Dec 5, 2025
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What it does
The Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Immigration Judge Integrity Act would authorize the Attorney General to appoint experienced immigration law experts—such as former immigration judges, Board of Immigration Appeals members, federal administrative law judges with immigration law experience, and DOJ attorneys with at least ten years of immigration law experience—as temporary immigration judges for renewable six-month terms, up to four consecutive terms (two years total), to help reduce pending immigration court cases. These temporary judges would have the same authority as permanent immigration judges to adjudicate cases and administer court matters, but would be subject to oversight,…
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What moved
Who is involved
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]Lead sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
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