DOJ fires six immigration judges after deportation rulings in pro-Palestinian cases
TL;DR
Six immigration judges were terminated by the Department of Justice, including Roopal Patel and Nina Froes who had blocked deportations of pro-Palestinian students Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi. The DOJ touted routine evaluations for impartiality and professionalism, while critics warn the firings could erode due process and reduce experienced immigrant-defense expertise on the bench.
- Judges fired after blocking deportation of pro-Palestinian students The Guardian
- Judges fired after blocking deportations of pro-Palestinian activists USA Today
- Trump administration fires Boston immigration judge who issued ruling in Öztürk case Vermont Public
- White House Declares the ‘Era of Amnesty’ in the Immigration Courts ‘Is Over’ Center for Immigration Studies
- How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations The New York Times
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