‘Everyone has a breaking point’: the immigration judges at the sharp end of Trump’s deportation drive

Judges have been fired or taken buyouts, and those remaining say they toe the government line David Koelsch, a former [immigration][1] judge based in Maryland, was in [Minneapolis][2] visiting his mother and sister the day [Alex Pretti][3] was shot and killed by federal agents. He drove to Nicollet Avenue, park... #TheGuardian

‘Everyone has a breaking point’: the immigration judges at the sharp end of Trump’s deportation drive

Judges have been fired or taken buyouts, and those remaining say they toe the government line

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

(Sat, 9 May 2026 09:00:53 +0000)