Mahmoud Khalil: The Trump Administration Aims to “Make an Example Out of Me”
Khalil’s supporters fear a new ruling could pave the way for the Trump administration to rearrest and deport him.Mahmoud Khalil: The Trump Administration Aims to “Make an Example Out of Me”
Khalil’s supporters fear a new ruling could pave the way for the Trump administration to rearrest and deport him.>>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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Immigration court rules judges can deny bond to millions of immigrants
A Trump administration policy to deny bond hearings to immigrants who entered the country without authorization was upheld…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/107239/
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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/
Current and former judges told The Standard that morale at court has cratered. Crying on the job, personal effects pre-packed in boxes, more firings expected – and the cases just keep piling up. “This entire institution is breaking,” said one.
Immigration Court is Being Held Hostage By the ICE Gestapo — Essay
https://meryllynnranzer.medium.com/immigration-court-is-being-held-hostage-by-the-ice-gestapo-b108d485ef19 #ice #immigrationcourt
#AlbertJesúsRodríguezParra Was Sent to #CECOT Days After Appearing in a #Chicago #ImmigrationCourt https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-immigrant-cecot-release-story
Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra was one of more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants the Trump administration sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. After his release, he says he wants the world to know what happened to him.
Facing Rising Caseloads and Stagnant Pay, Hundreds of NYC Legal Workers Strike
In a historic coordinated campaign, hundreds of nonprofit legal services workers in New York City are currently on strike, demanding both better employment conditions and better legal representation for their clients navigating everything from the criminal legal system to housing and immigration courts. Eleven chapters of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys (ALAA)…
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