More than a dozen immigration rights were fired on Friday, coinciding with president Donald TrumpThe promise to reduce the federal workforce.
A trade union officer told The Associated Press that 13 judges would be sworn in, and five assistant chef Immigration judgeswere fired without warning on Friday.
The movement comes after two Other judges Were rejected this week, the AP reported. No replacements have been announced.
The Trump government rejected more than a dozen judges on Friday. (Donald Trump/Truth Social)
US Immigration Backlog reaches a new record of 3 million pending cases: report
Fox News Digital previously reported the American immigration The backlog of the court surpassed three million pending cases.
Immigration judges are currently an average of 4,500 pending cases, according to the transactional records of Syracuse University Access Clearinghouse.
The AP reported that five top hob officials were replaced by the Trump government, including Mary Cheng, the acting director of the office.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC (Istock)
Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order blocked by the third federal court
Released in a memo on January 27, Sirce Owen, acting director of the Ministry of Justicenoted that the BIDEN administration “seriously undermined” the core values ​​of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (Eoir).
“An attempt to restore those values ​​and restore Eoir as a model administrative -arresting body is well underway,” wrote Owen. “If all employees are willing to participate in that effort, there is no limit to what Eoir can achieve.”
File photo: A logo or seal from the US Department of Justice shows the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice, known as “Main Justice”, can be seen behind the stage in the briefing space of the headquarters for a press conference with the public general in Washington, January 24, 2023. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/photo file)
The Trump administration on Thursday instructed agencies to dismiss most probation workers without protecting the officials, the AP reported.
The International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, who represents federal employees, and the Executive Office for Imigration Review of the US Department of Justice did not immediately respond to FOX News Digital’s request to comment on Saturday.
Landon Mion from FOX News Digital and the Associated Press have contributed to this report.
