Trump Administration Fires Senior Immigration Court Leadership and Judges in Crackdown

Jan 21, 2025, 12:26 AM

The Trump administration has initiated a significant overhaul of the U.S. immigration court system by firing the acting head and three other key leaders of the senior leadership at the Justice Department’s agency overseeing the nation’s immigration courts shortly after taking office on Monday, according to sources familiar with the matter. This move is part of a broader crackdown on immigration, with multiple immigration judges also being dismissed. The dismissals have stunned officials within the agency, as reported by CNN and the New York Times.