US EditionDOJ Rocked by Wave of Trump Firings
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – Seventeen immigration judges were dismissed without cause amid a Justice Department purge raising concerns about judicial independence and a backlog of 3.5 million pending immigration cases.
- The Trump administration fired multiple immigration judges and prosecutors between last Friday and this week, including San Francisco Judge Ila Deiss and Concord Judge Kyra Lilien.
- These firings followed a controversial April 2025 Office of Legal Counsel reinterpretation that rewrote executive power, effectively barring investigations into the sitting president.
- This shift dissolved key DOJ functions and rewrote internal doctrine, repositioning the department as an instrument of presidential protection rather than accountability.
- James Comey said the DOJ's 'reservoir of trust and credibility' is in grave danger due to recent firings, while union leader Matt Biggs called these dismissals 'outrageous' and against public interest.
- The firings exacerbate a record immigration court backlog of 3.5 million pending cases and raise concerns about political motives targeting judges at odds with the administration's deportation agenda.
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