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Judiciary hearing: Nominee Mike Drescher defends litigation choices in immigration-related cases
Summary
At a Jan. 13 Senate Judiciary Committee session, nominee Mike Drescher said he did not defend visa revocations and framed his work as facilitating judicial review in habeas cases involving individuals identified in the record as Ozturk and Badawi; senators pressed him on prosecutorial discretion, possible resignation and his judicial philosophy.
Mike Drescher, the nominee and former acting U.S. attorney, told the Senate Judiciary Committee during a Jan. 13 confirmation hearing that his litigation in high-profile immigration habeas cases was aimed at ensuring judicial review, not defending the State Department's decision to revoke visas.
"I did not prosecute them. I did not prosecute them," Drescher said in response to senators who asked whether his office had sought to punish speech or otherwise target petitioners. He acknowledged the court file included a State Department memo that referenced an op-ed as a material factor in a visa revocation and said he was aware of that…
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