{"id":58914,"date":"2025-12-02T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58914\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:35:09","slug":"trump-administration-fires-8-immigration-judges-in-nyc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58914\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration fires 8 immigration judges in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) \u2014 Eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/local-organization-condemns-ice-presence-222604249.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York City immigration judges;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York City immigration judges<\/a> have been fired, according to an official with the National Association of Immigration Judges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The judges all worked at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/brad-lander-opts-trial-arrest-192948434.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:26 Federal Plaza;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26 Federal Plaza<\/a>, the site of many controversial arrests outside immigration courts. They\u2019re among 100 other immigration judges who have been fired since January 20, according to NAIJ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/nyc-woman-lives-constant-fear-122029324.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:NYC woman lives in \u2018constant fear\u2019 after months-long ICE detention;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> NYC woman lives in \u2018constant fear\u2019 after months-long ICE detention <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement to PIX11 News, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice said it is looking for legal professionals to help \u201cprotect national security and public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAfter four years of the Biden Administration forcing Immigration Courts to implement a de facto amnesty for hundreds of thousands of aliens, this Department of Justice is restoring integrity to our immigration system,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In October, the department announced two new judge appointments in New York City, Jacob Teichman Addicott and Oren Gleich.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/emily-rahhal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here <\/a>and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahhalEmily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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