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Immigration judges fired by Trump administration say they will fight back
- Jennifer Peyton was fired on July 3rd from her role as Assistant Chief Immigration Judge without explanation and plans to appeal the dismissal.
- Her firing and over 50 others occurred amid a crackdown on immigration judges by the Trump administration focused on enforcement and case backlog reduction.
- Fired judges, including Peyton and Carla Espinoza who was dismissed while delivering a verdict this month, allege discrimination based on gender and ethnicity and suspect political targeting.
- Peyton stated that there is clear evidence of biased factors influencing the situation, and union leaders indicate that the remaining judges are experiencing fear and insecurity about their job prospects.
- The firings, along with resignations and transfers totaling 106 judges since January, suggest deep turmoil within immigration courts amid hard-line enforcement policies.
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Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, taking legal action, and speaking out publicly in an unusually open campaign to fight the decisions.
Immigration judges fired by White House will fight back
Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, pursuing legal action and speaking out in an unusually public campaign to fight back. More than 50 immigration judges — from senior leaders to new appointees — have been fired since Donald Trump assumed the presidency for the second time. Normally bound by courtroom decorum, many are now unrestrained in describing terminations they consider unlawful and why they bel…
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Immigration judges fired by Trump administration say they will fight back
Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, pursuing legal action and speaking out in an unusually public campaign to fight for their jobs.
Federal immigration judges fired by President Donald Trump’s government have begun filing appeals, filing legal actions, and speaking in an unusually public campaign to counter-attack. More than 50 immigration judges—from high-level leaders to new appointments—have been fired since Trump took office for the second time. Normally tied up by the decorum of the courtroom, many now speak unfetteredly in describing layoffs they consider illegal and w…
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