Fired Immigration Judges Say Court System Is Under Attack

3 immigration judges speak out about their firings: "It was arbitrary, unfair"

Two of the fired federal immigration judges disclosed that they were told how they should rule on immigration cases.

‘We've all of a sudden become political pawns': Fired SF immigration judge speaks out

After eight years as a San Francisco immigration judge and 25 years of service to the federal government, immigration Judge Ila Deiss learned she was being fired last Thursday in a three-sentence email.

Make It Make Sense: Trump sacks Chicago immigration judges

You’re fired President Donald Trump has fired two Chicago immigration judges at a time when masked federal agents are increasingly turning to immigration courts to enact Trump’s “mass deportation” agenda. Assistant chief immigration judge Jennifer Peyton was one of dozens to be removed in an early July nationwide purge of immigration court officials that also […] The post Trump sacks Chicago immigration judges appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Fired immigration judges say court system is under attack

“The very institutions that glue our society together are melting in front of our eyes. Our institutions are under attack,” said George Pappas, a judge who was fired this month from the Chelmsford Immigration Court.