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fromLos Angeles Times
5 hours ago

Lawyers fear 1,000 children from Central America, dozens in California, are at risk of being deported

(Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Lawyers and advocates fear about 1,000 Central American children, including dozens in California, are at risk of being deported to dangerous situations in their home countries before finishing their immigration court proceedings. They believe the U.S. government is now expanding their list of hundreds of children across the country, which started with children from Guatemala, to include those from Honduras and El Salvador. Lawyers for some children saw their scheduled hearings disappear from the immigration court calendars in recent weeks.
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fromABA Journal
1 week ago

Wanted: Temporary immigration judges, no experience necessary

The Department of Justice will allow any attorney, including DOD lawyers, to serve as temporary immigration judges to address a roughly 4.1 million-case backlog.
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fromKqed
3 days ago

Trump Fires San Francisco's Top Immigration Judge | KQED

San Francisco judge McCleskey granted asylum in over 72% of cases and was terminated amid concerns of political replacements lacking immigration experience.
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fromKqed
1 week ago

Despite a Growing Case Backlog, Trump Fires 6th San Francisco Immigration Judge | KQED

DOJ appears to be removing immigration judges with defender, private-practice, or public-interest backgrounds while retaining judges with prior DHS/ICE prosecutorial careers.
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fromThe Nation
1 week ago

The Military Has Officially Entered the Deportation Business

Deploying 600 military JAG officers as immigration judges threatens the Posse Comitatus Act, exploits a broken immigration-judge system, and advances authoritarian control.
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fromMission Local
1 week ago

Trump admin fires sixth SF immigration court judge

San Francisco immigration court judge Shira M. Levine was fired by the Department of Justice after granting asylum in 97.9 percent of her cases.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Hundreds of US military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges

DoD will temporarily assign up to 600 military and civilian lawyers to serve as immigration judges to reduce the immigration court backlog.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Military lawyers called up to relieve a shortfall in immigration judges

About 600 military lawyers have been authorized to serve temporarily as immigration judges, potentially accelerating deportations after qualification requirements were lowered.
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fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

Trump admin. purportedly fires S.F. immigration judge with high asylum rate

The Department of Justice fired San Francisco immigration Judge Chloe S. Dillon, who granted asylum in 96.5% of her cases between 2019 and 2024.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago
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A legal trap?

The Trump administration is increasingly using immigration courts for arrests, enhancing enforcement efforts at these venues.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Trump fires more immigration judges even as he aims to increase deportations

The Trump administration's firings of immigration judges raise concerns about due process for migrants facing deportation.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Trump fires more immigration judges even as he aims to increase deportations

The Trump administration's firings of immigration judges raise concerns about due process for migrants facing deportation.
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fromRaw Story
2 months ago

'Show me your badge!' NYC mayoral candidate arrested by ICE

Brad Lander, NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate, was arrested by ICE agents while advocating for immigrants at an immigration court.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Trump moves to speed up asylum cases without court hearings

The Trump administration aims to expedite immigration court processes by allowing judges to dismiss weak asylum cases without hearings.
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