The Justice Department is moving to restock the nation's immigration courts after firing more than 100 sitting immigration judges, advertising new openings for what critics and some administration-aligned descriptions have called "deportation judges" as President Donald Trump accelerates his immigration agenda.
The new push comes after months of upheaval inside the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the DOJ agency that runs immigration courts. PBS NewsHour reported Thursday that the department has fired more than 100 sitting immigration judges and is now advertising to hire so-called "deportation judges" in their place.
