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Pedro Camacho

Immigration Judges Describe Climate of Fear Under Trump Amid Pressure to Deport: 'All of Us Are Looking Over Our Shoulders'

A courtroom at the Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC), hosted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Fresnos, Texas (Credit: Via Getty Images)

Immigration judges across the United States describe a growing climate of fear under the Trump administration, citing pressure to increase deportations, threats of disciplinary action, and an unprecedented wave of firings, according to a new New York Times investigation.

In all, more than 100 judges have been dismissed, while asylum approval rates have dropped below 10%, the lowest on record.

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