NEW JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT SPARKING WIDE DISCOURSE

Concerns rise over federal judge Melissa Isaak's past comments about women and her qualifications for the immigration bench. What does this mean for court trust?

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https://newsletter.tf/judge-isaak-past-comments-federal-court-trust/

A new federal judge, Melissa Isaak, faces criticism for past remarks about women. This is a serious issue for public trust in the courts.

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https://newsletter.tf/judge-isaak-past-comments-federal-court-trust/

Federal agents had recently killed two people in Minneapolis, sparking the call for a general strike. Thousands of people took to the streets of ...

A former immigration judge says trained asylum officers, not judges, should decide who can remain in the U.S., while other advocates argue the courts need more independence and resources instead.#asylum #asylumseeker #baltimore #departmentofjustice #detroit #immigration #immigrationcourt #immigrationjudge #michigan #trumpadministration
Retired immigration judge says immigration courts are "beyond saving"

Lawyers alarmed by immigration judge's 'atrocious' questions for gay asylum seekers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/bias-new-mexico-immigration-judge

Mahmoud Khalil: The Trump Administration Aims to “Make an Example Out of Me”

https://murica.website/2026/01/mahmoud-khalil-the-trump-administration-aims-to-make-an-example-out-of-me/

>>The account has over 17,000 followers and has routinely posted hateful statements, including that “America is a White nation,” that “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and that “All blacks are foreign to my people,” in addition to posts with apparent praise of Adolf Hitler.<<

https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-racist-account-back-at-immigration-court/

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"Judge Shira Levine was fired Wednesday, according to sources close to the court.

The cuts have hobbled one of the busiest U.S. immigration courts. In the last two years, San Francisco’s court has decided more than 20,000 cases. It has a backlog of 121,455.

The Standard spoke with six current and former judges at the San Francisco and Concord courts; the latter was created in 2024 to handle San Francisco’s overflow. All said morale among immigration judges has cratered. Judges and their staffers openly cry while on the job. Some have prepacked their belongings in boxes that sit in their offices, in anticipation of receiving a terse termination email like Dillon’s.

At the beginning of the year, the U.S. Department of Justice employed more than 700 immigration judges. There are now fewer than 600. Immigration courts in left-leaning cities have been hit especially hard. Boston started the year with 18 immigration judges and now has just five. Chicago had 22 judges last year and now has 14.

Unlike many other federal courts, which are part of the judicial branch, immigration courts are part of the executive branch, under the DOJ, making them subject to the hiring and firing decisions of any given presidential administration. Immigration judges have for years argued that their courts should be part of the judicial branch to protect their independence.

'Are they fearful for their jobs? Yes,' said Matt Biggs,  president of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, a labor union that represents the National Association of Immigration Judges.

It’s sent a chilling message across the immigration judge corps that ‘You could be next.’”

https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/04/shell-shocked-sf-immigration-court-reels-judge-firings/