US EditionTrump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says
UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – Despite Congress allocating over $3 billion to hire immigration judges and reduce a nearly 4 million case backlog, the Trump administration terminated 15 judges last month.
- Seventeen immigration court judges were fired without cause in recent days across ten U.S. states including California and Texas.
- The firings follow a series of prior dismissals and voluntary exits under a program called the 'Fork in the Road,' amid a Justice Department push to speed deportations.
- A union representing immigration judges reported that these judges were employed in courts handling a case backlog approaching four million.
- Union president Matt Biggs criticized the decision to dismiss many immigration judges without justifiable reason, especially as Congress has approved a total of 800 judges.
- The firings risk worsening court backlogs, and senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey urged EOIR to base judge conversions solely on performance, not loyalty to administration agendas.
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Another round of immigration judges began receiving emails on Friday informing them that they will be fired, without any justification.
Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, including NY
Washington — Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country.
Los Angeles, Jul 15 (EFE).- At least 17 immigration judges have been dismissed in recent days by the government of President Donald Trump, despite the backlog of cases in the courts with more than 3.5 million immigration files awaiting resolution, according to U.S. media. At least fifteen immigration judges received an email last Friday where they were notified that they would be dismissed as of July 22. Two other judges from Chicago and Houston…
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Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, union says
WASHINGTON — Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country. The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, which represents immigration court judges as well as other professionals, said in a news release that 15 judges were fired “without cause” on Friday and a…
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