The Trump administration has systematically pressured the nation’s immigration judges, threatening them with disciplinary action if they do not deport more people and firing those seen as insufficiently supportive of the president’s aggressive enforcement agenda, a New York Times investigation has found.
How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations
April 10, 2026
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Linda Peacock
The Trump administration has systematically pressured the nation’s immigration judges, threatening them with disciplinary action if they do not deport more people and firing those seen as insufficiently supportive of the president’s aggressive enforcement agenda, a New York Times investigation has found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/trump-miller-immigration-judges-purge.html
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