Trump administration fires 20 immigration judges with no explanation
Trump administration fires 20 immigration judges with no explanation
Courts are currently backlogged with 3.7m cases as US president demands more deportations
Summary
The Trump administration has abruptly fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, raising concerns amid efforts to accelerate deportations.
The firings include judges who had yet to be sworn in and senior officials overseeing immigration courts, which already face a backlog of 3.7 million cases.
Union official Matthew Biggs said it was unclear if the move was meant to send a message on immigration policy but called it part of a broader federal workforce purge, adding, “They’re treating these people as if they’re not human beings. It’s bad all around.”
People may see this as a self-own by Trump, but it is not. They’re going all in on Gitmo and extra-jurisdictional imprisonment and suspension of habeas corpus.
Yep.
These firings simply an excuse. Now they can say "look, there's no judges to handle cases. Backlog" etc...
Another Chumped up problem created simply to support the Chump narrative.
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it isn't. his plan simply doesn't require them.
BINGO. They’re going to create a regime of terror to try to dissuade people from coming and scare the rest into leaving.
Without judges, he can "deport" legal immigrants or even citizens and who will prove him wrong?
They're obstructing the already shitty lawful channel to force immigrants into the unlawful ones.
That's always been the case.
So.... I assume the jobs report in America isn't looking so good right now... How many thousands of people are jobless now from Trump's actions?
Same people supporting this bullshit are the same ones who said we should be willing to die for the economy during COVID
They'll just lie about the job numbers :/
Or stop publishing them because they fired everyone at the DOL.
Jobs numbers were going to be bad with tech layoffs, this is just to obfuscate
I didn't know the president could fire judges as they are part of the judicial branch and not the executive branch.
Immigration Court is a special court that is part of the Executive Branch, not the Judicial Branch.
I was also unaware of that distinction, thank you kindly!
Ah! Thanks for the clarification
Sorry, I'm largely ignorant of the US government, but can't another branch create their own alternative and keep on trucking? Assuming there's an initiative and they have the votes, ofc.
A backlog of 3.7 million cases... Jesus.
I work in college financial aid. Students are eligible for federal/state funds if they've been granted asylum and in the country for at least a year since being granted asylum. So many still have an application pending. The process shouldn't take more than a year, but I've personally seen someone whose application has been pending for seven years, and I've heard of longer ones. In the interim, they get a temporary status and work authorization, but I can't imagine the stress they're under while waiting this out and watching the new administration work against them.
Court is our legal opportunity to defend ourselves; sometimes our last defense of our rights.
Trump can't have the peons exploiting the rich's privilege to delay, defend, and just jump straight to deny.
They're never wrong anyway. Trust them. /s
(Edit: I use "peons" to encompass non-rich Americans and immigrants alike. Not used derogatorily to single out specific folks or groups.)
Also worth noting that immigration courts are pretty much just theater. Most of these people do not have lawyers, and unlike a criminal court they do not have the right to a public defender. They aren't part of the judicial branch which is why trump can just fire the judges.
Imagine a court where the judge and the prosecutor have the same boss.... That's immigration court. It's a sham masquerading as justice.
I thought just judges and prosecutors serve the state?
Look at their rulings.
Please elaborate
The nazi regime is purging judges who treat human beings like human beings.
Clear enough for you?