The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges on Monday, based on an official with the Nationwide Affiliation of Immigration Judges.
The judges who have been dismissed labored at 26 Federal Plaza.
Earlier on Monday, an immigration decide who was fired by the Trump administration in February filed a lawsuit in opposition to the Division of Justice, alleging she is a sufferer of discrimination.
Greater than 100 immigration judges have been fired, resigned via the Division of Authorities Effectivity’s “Fork within the Highway” provide, or transferred out of immigration adjudication, based on the union.
The newest firings come because the Division of Homeland Safety is actively hiring “deportation judges.”
In a submit on X final week, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated the roles provide potential full-time distant work with salaries starting from $159,951 to $207,500.
Immigrant advocates have known as out the Trump administration for dismissing immigration judges who’ve expertise in immigration regulation.
There may be additionally a backlog of greater than 3.7 million immigration instances.
-ABC Information’ Laura Romero
