#Trump officials hire ‘#deportation judges’ with less training, experience & hella-sketchy track records
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#Trump officials hire ‘#deportation judges’ with less training, experience & hella-sketchy track records
Trump is remaking #courts to clear a backlog of #asylum cases. Hires include an attorney for #Jan6 rioters, a lawyer who championed #Minneapolis #ICE raids, a divorce lawyer who has vowed to “fight exclusively for the rights of men,” & a judge who denied a #gay Serbian man #humanitarian protection because he didn’t look “overtly gay.”
#law #immigration #DOJ #rigged
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#Trump officials hire ‘#deportation judges’ with less training, experience & hella-sketchy track records
Trump is remaking #courts to clear a backlog of #asylum cases. Hires include an attorney for #Jan6 rioters, a lawyer who championed #Minneapolis #ICE raids, a divorce lawyer who has vowed to “fight exclusively for the rights of men,” & a judge who denied a #gay Serbian man #humanitarian protection because he didn’t look “overtly gay.”
#law #immigration #DOJ #rigged
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/27/justice-department-immigration-judges-deportation/The hiring spree follows the #DOJ’s firings of >100 #immigration judges since #Trump took office, an unprecedented #purge, & a similar number have retired or resigned. >140 new judges have been appointed so far to replace them, many of whom have NO stated experience practicing #ImmigrationLaw &, according to the National Association of Immigration Judges, are receiving less training than previously offered.
#law #rigged #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #heterosexism
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The hiring spree follows the #DOJ’s firings of >100 #immigration judges since #Trump took office, an unprecedented #purge, & a similar number have retired or resigned. >140 new judges have been appointed so far to replace them, many of whom have NO stated experience practicing #ImmigrationLaw &, according to the National Association of Immigration Judges, are receiving less training than previously offered.
#law #rigged #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #heterosexism
Fmr #judges who were fired say they fear #Trump is forcing out judges who rule against the govt & replacing them with loyalists & others being pressured to help carry out a single goal: Deport immigrants.
“They’re trying to create a malleable workforce that will do what they want without question,” said Kerry Doyle, a fmr #ICE ofcl who was hired to serve as an #immigration judge in MA under #Biden & then fired last year before she could begin hearing cases. “That’s what I think the goal is.” -
Fmr #judges who were fired say they fear #Trump is forcing out judges who rule against the govt & replacing them with loyalists & others being pressured to help carry out a single goal: Deport immigrants.
“They’re trying to create a malleable workforce that will do what they want without question,” said Kerry Doyle, a fmr #ICE ofcl who was hired to serve as an #immigration judge in MA under #Biden & then fired last year before she could begin hearing cases. “That’s what I think the goal is.”The firings come as the #Trump admin is simultaneously implementing policies that make it more difficult for immigrants to prevail in court. Under new orders from the #DOJ’s Board of #Immigration Appeals, judges have been refusing to grant bond hearings & are dismissing cases at the govt’s request so that defendants can be arrested. They are also being advised to grant #asylum more sparingly. Asylum rejections doubled from 2024 to 2025.
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The firings come as the #Trump admin is simultaneously implementing policies that make it more difficult for immigrants to prevail in court. Under new orders from the #DOJ’s Board of #Immigration Appeals, judges have been refusing to grant bond hearings & are dismissing cases at the govt’s request so that defendants can be arrested. They are also being advised to grant #asylum more sparingly. Asylum rejections doubled from 2024 to 2025.
The recruits are being offered signing bonuses, the opportunity to work from home, & even the flexibility to keep their day jobs & moonlight as judges after hours. New hires can earn up to $207,500 a year and 25 percent signing bonuses in some Democrat led-states such as California.
#Trump #law #immigration #DOJ #rigged #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #heterosexism
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The recruits are being offered signing bonuses, the opportunity to work from home, & even the flexibility to keep their day jobs & moonlight as judges after hours. New hires can earn up to $207,500 a year and 25 percent signing bonuses in some Democrat led-states such as California.
#Trump #law #immigration #DOJ #rigged #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #heterosexism
Two-thirds of the new judges have no #immigration #law experience listed in their online biographies, a break from previous years when many, if not most, candidates had experience in that area, according to an analysis of available #DOJ announcements. Only 24% had worked for #DHS, #ICE or the immigration #courts. The National Association of Immigration Judges said the Justice Department has cut training from nearly 5 weeks to 3.
#Trump #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #heterosexism
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#Trump officials hire ‘#deportation judges’ with less training, experience & hella-sketchy track records
Trump is remaking #courts to clear a backlog of #asylum cases. Hires include an attorney for #Jan6 rioters, a lawyer who championed #Minneapolis #ICE raids, a divorce lawyer who has vowed to “fight exclusively for the rights of men,” & a judge who denied a #gay Serbian man #humanitarian protection because he didn’t look “overtly gay.”
#law #immigration #DOJ #rigged
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/27/justice-department-immigration-judges-deportation/@Nonilex did the judge think he was supposed to come to court dressed as one of the Village People?
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#Trump officials hire ‘#deportation judges’ with less training, experience & hella-sketchy track records
Trump is remaking #courts to clear a backlog of #asylum cases. Hires include an attorney for #Jan6 rioters, a lawyer who championed #Minneapolis #ICE raids, a divorce lawyer who has vowed to “fight exclusively for the rights of men,” & a judge who denied a #gay Serbian man #humanitarian protection because he didn’t look “overtly gay.”
#law #immigration #DOJ #rigged
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/27/justice-department-immigration-judges-deportation/ -
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