"Roopal Patel was told last Friday that she was being dismissed. Although she was expecting the notice, Patel still found the move 'sort of shocking,' she told The Boston Globe."
"The Department of Justice runs the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which employs immigration judges. These employees are under the executive branch."
"'EOIR continually evaluates all immigration judges, regardless of background, on factors such as conduct, impartiality/bias, adherence to the law, productivity/performance, and professionalism.'"
The political climate surrounding immigration judges has intensified, particularly with the Trump administration's focus on mass deportations. Immigration judges Roopal Patel and Nina Froes were dismissed after making decisions that opposed government deportation efforts. Patel terminated proceedings against Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts graduate student, while Froes dismissed a case involving an international student advocating for Palestinian rights. The Department of Justice stated that judges are evaluated on their impartiality and that actions are taken against those who display bias.
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