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Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
The Pentagon will deploy 600 military lawyers as temporary immigration judges to address a backlog of 3.5 million cases amid a shortage caused by recent judicial firings and resignations.
- On Aug. 27, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department, with groups of 150 dispatched 'as soon as practicable' and a first group identified by next week, the memo dated Aug. 27 says.
- Immigration courts, already strained by nearly 3.5 million cases, now operate with about 600 judges after nearly 15% accepted buyouts, were not renewed, or were fired last week.
- The military lawyers will receive about two weeks of training before serving, and the memo notes deployments will last no more than 179 days but can be renewed.
- The Pentagon's plan would temporarily double immigration judges nationwide at the Justice Department's request as the administration intensifies arrests and deportations.
- Hiring permanent immigration judges can take more than a year, EOIR lost over 100 judges in the last nine months, and critics say last week's Department of Justice rule change lowers standards, risking politicization.
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