What Bermúdez Solano experienced reflects what immigration attorneys, former judges and advocates say they are increasingly dealing with in U.S. immigration courts. More pressure on immigration judgesFor Andrew “Art” Arthur at the Center for Immigration Studies, a “low immigration, pro-immigrant” nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., the benefits of a sped-up immigration system outweigh any potential drawbacks. Retired immigration judge John Richardson said these policy changes from the Trump administration ultimately led to his retirement in 2018. Before the first Trump Administration, Richardson said that his role as an immigration judge was almost entirely independent. The Accountability for Organizational Results metric was presented to immigration judges as a measure to ensure satisfactory performance.