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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

DOJ hires immigration judges, halting months of layoffs

The Justice Department has hired 36 immigration judges, including 25 temporary ones, for its Executive Office for Immigration Review, marking the first class to join the immigration courts after months of cuts to the workforce. Judges will soon take the bench across 16 states, according to a Justice Department announcement. These include courts that saw the biggest losses of judges this year such as Chelmsford, Mass., and Chicago.
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fromABA Journal
1 month ago

Trump administration fires immigration judges, even as it seeks to hire more of them

The Trump administration fired nearly 20 immigration judges, added to 80+ earlier, while recruiting military attorneys to fill vacancies amid a 4-million case backlog.
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1 month ago

Trump administration fires more immigration judges

Nearly 20 immigration judges received termination notices this month, adding to over 80 immigration-judge cuts by the Trump administration this year.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Hiring of military lawyers as immigration judges alarms law experts

Military lawyers (JAGs) are being recruited as immigration judges, raising legal, competence, and Posse Comitatus Act violation concerns amid a massive deportation and backlog.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations

Fifteen immigration judges have been terminated amid efforts to expedite deportations of immigrants without legal status.
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