"In the latest episode of the DOJ's injustice era, the Trump administration axed eight judges from New York's immigration courts on Monday, adding to the 14 who were fired in the last two weeks, and the nearly 90 dismissed this year alone. (The U.S. has about 700 immigration judges in total.) Making everything more alarming is that the immigration court system has a colossal backlog of more than three million cases."
"She alleges her firing violated filed a lawsuit Title VII, which protects employees from being fired over their race, religion, sex, or national origin-and that she was unlawfully discriminated against because of her gender, dual citizenship with Lebanon, and for having once run for her local office as a Democrat. At the time of her firing, she submitted a formal discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Office, but it was dismissed."
The Trump administration removed multiple immigration judges, including eight in New York, adding to nearly 90 dismissals this year and contributing to an already massive backlog exceeding three million cases. Tania Nemer, a fired immigration judge, filed a Title VII lawsuit alleging unlawful discrimination based on gender, dual Lebanese citizenship, and prior local Democratic candidacy, and challenged a dismissed Equal Employment Opportunity complaint. Her attorneys contend presidentially sanctioned discrimination violates the law and seek reinstatement, back pay, and expungement of the firing. Thousands of Justice Department employees have left or been dismissed amid leadership changes under Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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