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US fires more immigration judges, including two who blocked deporting pro-Palestinian students
The dismissals add to more than 100 immigration judges fired as the administration pushes stricter deportation enforcement and asylum denials, union officials said.
- On Friday and Saturday, the Trump administration fired two immigration judges, Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, who had dismissed deportation cases against two pro-Palestinian international students, according to The New York Times.
- Targeting Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk and Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, the administration sought to remove both for expressing pro-Palestinian views, but Patel and Froes ruled the government lacked sufficient grounds for deportation.
- A New York Times analysis found Patel granted asylum in 41.5 percent of cases and Froes in 33 percent, compared to 18 percent average, leading officials to cite alleged lack of impartiality as grounds for dismissal.
- Meanwhile, the Board of Immigration Appeals rejected an appeal by Mahmoud Khalil last Thursday, moving him closer to deportation as critics argue the administration has transformed the system into an enforcement tool.
- More than 100 immigration judges have resigned or been fired since President Trump took office, with Froes stating she fully expected termination given the administration's clear pressure to increase deportation rates.
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Trump fires immigration judges who blocked deportations | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump’s administration has fired more immigration judges, including two who blocked the federal government’s deportation attempts against pro-Palestinian students, a union representing immigration judges said.
·Honolulu, United States
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Trump dismisses two immigration judges who dismissed cases against pro-Palestinian students; union denounces more than 100 dismissals
US fires more immigration judges, including two who blocked deporting pro-Palestinian students
President Donald Trump's administration has fired more immigration judges, including two who blocked the federal government's deportation attempts against pro-Palestinian students, a union representing immigration judges said.
·New Hampshire, United States
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