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Trump Administration Fired Immigration Judge Who Says Supervisors Pressured Her to Change Bond Decisions

The courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia on April 18, 2022. - Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a public figure representing domestic abuse. (Credit: Photo by Steve Helber / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

A Virginia immigration judge was removed from her courtroom during a hearing and subsequently fired after supervisors pressured her to reverse four bond decisions, according to a new Washington Post investigation.

The judge, Karen Donoso Stevens, said she ultimately complied with the initial order but continued resisting pressure over subsequent cases.

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