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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Fired judges say Trump team purged courts and threatened disciplinary action if they didn’t deport fast enough

Immigration judges who were fired or forced out of their jobs say Donald Trump’s administration launched a pressure campaign against them with threats of disciplinary action if they didn’t keep up with demands to deport tens of thousands of people from the country.

More than a dozen federal judges who served under the Trump administration told The New York Times they felt pressured to order the removals of immigrants pleading for relief in their courtrooms — or risk losing their jobs.

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