Garry Malphrus
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Garry D. Malphrus is a Board Member with the Board of Immigration Appeals
. He was elevated to the Board on May 30, 2008. From June, 2005 until his appointment to the Board, he was an Immigration Judge in Arlington, Virginia.
Malphrus appointment as an Immigration Judge by Alberto Gonzales
was highly controversial. Many alleged that the appointment was a result of Malphrus' political ties to the Bush Administration. Prior to becoming an immigration judge, from 2001 to 2004, Judge Malphrus served as associate director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. He was also reported to have been a member of the so-called Brooks Brothers Riot
, the Republican orchestrated protests during the 2000 Presidential Election Florida Recount.
As an Immigration Judge, Malphrus had a denial
rate for political asylum claims almost exactly in the middle of all immigration judges nationwide. According to the most recent national study, Malphrus denied 66.9 percent, which ranks his denial rate as 134 out of 267 immigration judges nationwide.
From 1997 until 2001, Malphrus served as Chief Counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight under the Senator Strom Thurmond
.
Board of Immigration Appeals
The Board of Immigration Appeals is the part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review that reviews the decisions of the Immigration Courts and some decisions of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It is an administrative appellate body that is part of the United States Department...
. He was elevated to the Board on May 30, 2008. From June, 2005 until his appointment to the Board, he was an Immigration Judge in Arlington, Virginia.
Malphrus appointment as an Immigration Judge by Alberto Gonzales
Alberto Gonzales
Alberto R. Gonzales was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. Gonzales was appointed to the post in February 2005 by President George W. Bush. Gonzales was the first Hispanic Attorney General in U.S. history and the highest-ranking Hispanic government official ever...
was highly controversial. Many alleged that the appointment was a result of Malphrus' political ties to the Bush Administration. Prior to becoming an immigration judge, from 2001 to 2004, Judge Malphrus served as associate director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. He was also reported to have been a member of the so-called Brooks Brothers Riot
Brooks Brothers riot
The Brooks Brothers riot is the term coined to describe the demonstration at a meeting of election canvassers in Miami-Dade County, Florida on November 19, 2000, during a recount of votes made during the 2000 United States presidential election...
, the Republican orchestrated protests during the 2000 Presidential Election Florida Recount.
As an Immigration Judge, Malphrus had a denial
Denial of request
Denial of request is the refusal of one party to grant the request of another. Some acts that can be considered denial may include the refusal of a person or a group of people representing a company, organization, or government agency to provide what a client or one seeking to be a client has...
rate for political asylum claims almost exactly in the middle of all immigration judges nationwide. According to the most recent national study, Malphrus denied 66.9 percent, which ranks his denial rate as 134 out of 267 immigration judges nationwide.
From 1997 until 2001, Malphrus served as Chief Counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight under the Senator Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond was an American politician who served as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party candidate, receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes...
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