Trump Approves Florida Plan to Use National Guard as Immigration Judges to Speed Deportations
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump have confirmed that Florida will use National Guard JAGs as immigration judges to expedite deportations following federal approval.
- The Florida National Guard can train nine JAGs as judges within six weeks, as part of the state's Immigration Enforcement Operations Plan.
- Trump emphasized the need for enforcing immigration laws, expressing his approval during a visit to the detention facility.
- Legal experts have raised concerns about the plan, warning it may risk due process and constitutional protections, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN Nearly 70 members of the Florida National Guard are providing security at the new immigration detention center in the Everglades, top Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday. “The National Guard also plays a critical role in protecting the US southern border from illegal entry and maintaining the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States,” Parnell told reporters at a Pentagon ne…
Trump Approves Florida Plan to Use National Guard as Immigration Judges to Speed Deportations
Trump announced that he has approved Florida Gov. DeSantis' proposal to deputize National Guard Judge Advocate General Corps officers to serve as immigration judges at a newly built detention facility in the Everglades.


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Florida Will Deputize National Guardsmen as Immigration Judges: Trump
President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed on July 1 that the Sunshine State will soon start deputizing its National Guardsmen as immigration judges to expedite deportation decisions. Trump traveled to Ochopee, Florida, on July 1 to visit a new illegal immigrant detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” situated about 40 miles southwest of Miami. The president was joined by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, DeSan…
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