A former federal judge, recently demobilized, said that the Ministry of Governmental efficiency (DOGE) has worsened greatly from the accumulation of migration By rejecting dozens of judges.
The judge, who asked not to be identified due to legal appeals, He said Newsweek she It is believed that the shooting of immigration judges has added years of delay to asylum cases, with some listening sessions to 2028.
The Trump administration launched 20 judges to migrate via Ministry of JusticeExecutive Office for Immigration Review on February 27.
Duja is the facility recently, led by the President Donald TrumpBillionaire Anit Elon MuskIt focuses on reducing federal spending and dissecting many federal agencies.
Immigration courts are sunken, with a Potential more than 3.7 million casesAccording to the transactions of the University of Sequiros, access to the sale. Resorters of asylum are often waiting for years to make a decision. There is wide political support to add judges and employees to reduce the burden.
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“I had already accumulated as I was filled for 2027. So hearing dates are likely to return to 2028, then you have to take all these cases and add them to other judges. I mean, you are looking for years of delay in cases because you remove the judges from the courtroom, the judge said.” Newsweek.
“We are on the bench without stopping. It is difficult to find time to write decisions. So you are working one day day after day; there is no room for 5,000 cases of cases of 5,000 cases to go to other judges.
“It is very ineffective. I mean, you are putting years in the case of someone now. They will wait for a longer period. And the money you invested in employing employees and then launching them very quickly, and this is a great waste.”
Few judges mean waiting times for a longer period of Immigrants are waiting for decisions In their cases.
Experts He said Newsweek Which – which There is no scenario as the shooting of immigration judges will reduce the accumulation of the Immigration Court.
“The removal of 20 immigration judge in one blow has an immediate impact on the efficiency and economy of our court system – and will undoubtedly add to the accumulation of balloon already,” said Amelia Wilson, a law professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Pais. Newsweek.
“There are currently about 3.5 million suspended deportations that are dealt with by nearly 700 migration judges throughout the country, and they sit in more than 71 courts. On a typical day, the immigration judge hears from 40 to 50 calls in the morning and chairs more than 1-2 final trial in the afternoon-and this does not say anything from many of the suggestions and other matters they need to review each day.”
Meanwhile, the former judge described the way to end it, recalling that the “troubled” supervisor was clearly told her that her work suddenly ended through an email from the manager. They did not receive any prior notice, explanation or end.
“My family was very proud. It was a goodness of honor to be there. So it is a big blow. All I had paid was to become the immigration judge.
“I was shocked because I had no notice, and I asked him, do you know why?
The judge also detailed the immediate impact of her dismissal: she was accompanied outside the building without receiving models to finish or clarity on its benefits.
“I have children in my insurance plan. No direction has been granted about the time when I will continue,” she said.
Despite multiple attempts to contact and submit general records of human resources, they have not received a response.
She said that the last round of the termination was of political motives and aims to create a misleading account of government competence.
“No person will help. It hurts our morale. It hurts me the efficiency of how to operate the government,” she said.
“I cannot collect unemployment because I do not have the right shapes. This is a big blow to me and my family. I think this has been obtained twitter Sweetitte, “she said.
She added: “I know that there is no other reason for that except to say, hey, look, we are more efficient, and we divorce these people, and there are already human beings on the other side they will be affected.”
Since those looking for asylum and their families face prolonged uncertainty, the judge fears that due legal procedures are no longer a priority.
“Our mission is to ensure that there is a full and fair hearing and that the rights of legal procedures are protected. But I do not think this is the goal anymore. I think the goal is not to get it, right? So if you cancel the judges, what can you just deport people.”
With the deepening of the immigration crisis, the judge and legal experts warn that unless more judges are returned or employed, the accumulation will continue to grow, leaving countless individuals without legal status in oblivion.
