“Continue resisting administration efforts to pressure immigration judges, including through the Immigration Court Improvement Act she co-introduced to protect the independence of non-partisan immigration judges from political interference and retaliation.”
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Both cited sources were fetched successfully, are reachable, and their quotes appear verbatim. (1) The whitehouse.senate.gov release (PRIMARY) confirms Hirono signed the Feb 13, 2020 letter to AG Barr on politicization of the DOJ's administration of immigration courts, defending judges' insulation from political interference — supporting the "continue resisting" element. The listed-signers quote is verbatim. (2) The Maui Now article (REPUTABLE_SECONDARY) confirms Hirono unveiling the Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019, which insulates immigration judges from political interference by barring quota-based performance appraisals; the quote is verbatim. Maui Now described her only as a co-introducer, so I independently checked the one load-bearing claim the cited sources did not fully establish — that she was the LEAD sponsor. Congress.gov confirms S.663 was introduced March 5, 2019 "by Ms. Hirono (for herself, ...)," the standard convention marking her as prime sponsor. The rationale therefore does not overstate the evidence. CHAMPIONED is appropriate: she authored/led the legislative vehicle (prime sponsor, beyond a mere vote) and joined post-promise oversight pressing the administration. The promise was an ongoing effort commitment ("continue resisting... including through the ICIA"), so the bill not passing does not undercut the effort-based rating.
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