After firing dozens of immigration judges, Donald Trump’s administration is giving itself permission to hire “any attorney” to sit on the bench in immigration court — even if they don’t have any experience in that area of the law.
A rule change Thursday gives Attorney General Pam Bondi broad “discretion” to fill those roles, sparking concerns that the administration is escalating an anti-immigration agenda by employing inexperienced loyalists to make crucial decisions for tens of thousands of people.
