US EditionMilitary lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push
Christopher Day granted asylum in 6 of 11 November cases, conflicting with Trump administration's deportation goals, leading to his firing about a month after starting.
- A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer, Christopher Day, was fired from his role as a federal immigration judge after granting asylum at a high rate, which was inconsistent with the Trump administration's deportation goals.
- Day began his role in late October and was dismissed on Dec. 2, confirmed by the National Association of Immigration Judges.
- Day granted asylum or relief in six out of eleven cases concluded in November, which supports claims of favorable outcomes for migrants, according to federal data analyzed by Mobile Pathways.
- The Trump administration has been actively firing judges it views as too liberal to meet its mass deportation goals.
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A U.S. military lawyer who served as a federal immigration judge has been fired after he approved a large number of asylum claims, which is at odds with the goals of the mass deportation policy implemented by the Republican administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the Associated Press learned today.
Military lawyer fired after defying Trump order
A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer was fired from his temporary judicial post in Virginia earlier this month. Military.com reported that Christopher Day was appointed to serve on one of the immigration courts that President Donald Trump's administration has flooded with deportation claims this year. In the past few months, a number of immigration court judges in liberal areas of the country were dismissed and about 600 new ones installed by the Departme…
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Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push
A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals.
Christopher Day, a military attorney with the U.S. Army Reserves, began holding hearings at the immigration court in Annandale, Virginia, in late October as an interim immigration judge.
A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer, assigned as a federal immigration judge, was dismissed just a month after taking office after granting asylum at a high rate, in contrast to the massive deportation targets of President Donald Trump's government, according to information obtained by The Associated Press.
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