San Francisco immigration judge begs officials to close her courtroom over coronavirus

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• United States immigration courts are still open for business, even in parts of the country, like San Francisco, where life has otherwise ground to a halt.
• Judge Dana Leigh Marks told Business Insider that she and other justices fear for public safety. "This is wrong," she said.
• The National Association of Immigration Judges is now calling on state and local officials to intervene.
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Saying the Department of Justice has failed to take the minimal steps necessary to protect public health, Judge Dana Leigh Marks, a sitting justice in San Francisco's immigration court, told Business Insider that she is calling on the state of California to demand the immediate closure of her courtroom.

Marks, who serves as President Emerita of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said she is "concerned that DOJ has taken the position that federal law supersedes local law. In this unique situation of a public health crisis, we think this is wrong."

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