US EditionImmigration judge fired by Trump administration files lawsuit claiming discrimination
Tania Nemer alleges unlawful discrimination in firing due to gender, dual citizenship, and political activities, challenging DOJ's dismissal of her Equal Employment Opportunity complaint.
- On Monday, Tania Nemer filed suit in federal court against Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice, alleging her February dismissal violated the First Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Her lawsuit says she was targeted because she is a woman with dual Lebanese-U.S. citizenship and past political activity running for municipal office in Ohio, while the Equal Employment Opportunity office dismissed her complaint citing conflicts between Title VII and Article II.
- Court papers describe how she was removed during her probationary period from the Cleveland federal courthouse, with her supervisors claiming they did not know why, while the DOJ cited old driving and tax issues as pretext.
- Legal filings warn that a court ruling could rebuke recent administration personnel changes and restore civil-service protections, while administrative decisions asserted that under Article II, the President could lawfully fire federal workers for national origin or political activities with no recourse.
- Nemer's case comes amid a wider purge of immigration judges, and the administration has overhauled the EEO office; her lawyer Nathaniel Zelinsky warns a government win would eviscerate civil service.
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President Donald Trump’s administration just proved that it won’t be swayed by legal threats. On Monday, Ohio Judge Tania Nemer slapped the Department of Justice (DOJ) with a discrimination suit claiming that she was terminated from her position due to her gender, her Lebanese citizenship and her past as a Democrat candidate for local office. But on Tuesday, the Trump administration released eight more Manhattan immigration judges who worked out…
Former immigration judge files lawsuit accusing Trump administration of bias in her firing
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Former US immigration judge claims Civil Rights violations by Department of Justice
A former US immigration judge filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ), citing a violation of her Civil Rights. Tania Nemer, who was released from her position as an immigration judge in February, contends that she was dismissed because of her sex, her ethnicity and her political affiliation with the Democratic Party. In the current lawsuit, Nemer alleges that the government’s decision violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…
Pam Bondi Hit With Sex Discrimination Lawsuit After Trump Fires Woman Based On Gender
Former Department of Justice (DOJ) immigration judge Tania Nemer sued Attorney General Pam Bondi after the government said she was fired because President Donald Trump had the right to discriminate against her sex. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Nemer said that Trump had ordered her fired just 15 days after taking office, even though she "received the highest possible performance rating." Nemer, a dual citizen of Lebanon, ran for a judicial off…
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