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Military Lawyers to Temporarily Serve as Immigration Judges Amid Backlog

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Military Lawyers to Temporarily Serve as Immigration Judges Amid Backlog
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The U.S. is temporarily deploying around 600 military lawyers as immigration judges to address a backlog of nearly 4 million cases, with 150 expected to start soon, following changes that lowered qualification requirements and increased funding for immigration enforcement.

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  1. Military lawyers called up to relieve a shortfall in immigration judges  NPR
  2. Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges  AP News
  3. Pentagon plans for 600 military lawyers to backfill immigration judges  The Washington Post
  4. Trump Administration Weighs Having Military Lawyers Work as Immigration Judges  The New York Times
  5. Military lawyers will serve as immigration judges as courts face massive backlog  PBS

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