11-73508 Jamal El-Abed v. Eric Holder, Jr.
A citizen of Jordan petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals #39; denial as untimely of his motion to reopen proceedings in which his application...
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Eric Holder lashes out at Fox News
Eric Holder lashes out at Fox News. Attorney general defends administration #39;s reluctance to say #39;Islamic extremism #39; EnGlobal News http://www.englobalnews.com...
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Eric Holders days as attorney general are numbered. And in an interview with ABC News Pierre Thomas, he reflected on his six years leading a department that he first started working for at the age of 25, as a lawyer fresh out of Columbia Law School.
Leaving the department is bittersweet ... in the truest sense of the word, Holder said, adding theres some satisfaction in being the nations first African-American attorney general.
I am aware of the historical significance of my appointment, Holder conceded. I am hoping that I've done a job that would make proud the people who made it possible; the people who sacrificed, the people who struggled, the people who dreamed, the people who gave their lives. I owe a special something to them.
Nevertheless, Holder, 64, has had his ups and downs, and his share of controversies. Heres how he described to ABC News some particular moments of his tenure:
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PHOTO: Pierre Thomas speaks with Attorney General Eric Holder in London on Friday, July 11th, 2014.
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On Air Force One, former President Bush shows photos to First Lady Michelle Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Valerie Jarrett, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice, Attorney General Eric Holder and former First Lady Laura Bush.
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President Barack Obama praised outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday, saying that the departing Justice Department head would go down in history as one of the agencys finest leaders.
In an emotional farewell speech to a long-serving confidante and loyalist, Mr. Obama said, with Eric Holder as its lawyer, America has become a better countrywhich means that saying goodbye is bittersweet.
Mr. Holder, who has been a lightning rod for criticism from conservatives during his six-year tenure at the helm of the department, is set to depart as soon as the Senate confirms a successor. Loretta Lynch, Mr. Obamas nominee to replace Mr. Holder, won some Republican support in a key committee vote this week, paving the way for a confirmation full Senate vote in the coming weeks.
Mr. Obama pointed to hundreds of terrorism convictions, the largest mafia take down in history, billion dollar financial fraud cases, long overdue reforms to our criminal justice system as just some of Mr. Holders accomplishments in office.
Thanks in part to Erics leadership, the overall crime rate and overall incarceration rate declined together for the first time in 40 years, the president said. He also identified the Justice Departments focus on civil rights, voting rights, hate crimes and human trafficking as notable areas of accomplishment.
Having good men in positions of power of authority who are willing to fight for whats right thats a rare thing. Thats a powerful thing. Its something that shapes our future in ways we dont even understand, Mr. Obama said. As he finished speaking, the president appeared to wipe a tear from his eye.
Mr. Holder said his work was unfinished, saying that changes still needed to be made to the criminal justice system, historic wrongs inflicted on Native Americans need to be righted, income inequality must be reversed and at all costs, the right to vote must be protected.
He also promised that he loved the Department of Justice more than any other attorney general.
I lack the words to fully convey what this place and all of you mean to me, he said. So let me end this way and paraphrase Duke Ellington: I will miss you as I have loved you all: madly. I love you madly.
The ceremony featured a surprise appearance from Aretha Franklin, who sang a soaring version of God Bless America. At the end, with music still playing, she improvised praise for Mr. Holder.
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11-73220 Sergio Arriola-Carrillo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
A citizen of El Salvador petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals #39; decision finding him ineligible for first offender status under the Federa...
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