Trump DOJ Dismisses Boston Immigration Judge Over Öztürk Ruling Amid Court Shakeup
The Trump administration fired Boston immigration judge Roopal Patel, who had ruled that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visa revocation did not require her removal, as part of a broad purge of immigration judges amid a DOJ-led overhaul of U.S. immigration courts. Patel and several colleagues were dismissed during a two‑year probationary period, part of a wave that has reduced rosters in Boston and Chelmsford and coincided with new hires pushing total immigration judges to about 600 nationwide.