BREAKING: Trump Administration FIRES 20 Immigration Judges

The Trump administration is on a roll with its goal to clean house…

On Friday, the Trump administration fired 20 immigration judges.

Most of the judges were Biden appointees who has not yet been sworn in. Five  assistant chief immigration judges were also abruptly dismissed without notice.

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🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump has just FIRED almost two dozen immigration judges, per Politico

Many of these immigration judges are merely leftist activists helping to facilitating an invasion of our country.

And the vast majority of these so-called judges were recent Biden… pic.twitter.com/sgNfpZLFaw

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 15, 2025

BREAKING: The Trump admin fired 20 immigration judges.

A lot of judges are simply woke leftist activists.

Time to clean house! pic.twitter.com/fl3sKoEZ7m

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 16, 2025

🇺🇸TRUMP FIRES 20 IMMIGRATION JUDGES

Trump’s administration just removed 20 immigration judges as part of a broader effort to shrink government and enforce stronger immigration policies.

With courts backlogged by 3.7 million cases, critics panic—but were these judges part of… pic.twitter.com/fulgVU1niU

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 15, 2025

More details from ABC News:

The Trump administration fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, a union official said Saturday amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.

On Friday, 13 judges who had yet to be sworn in and five assistant chief immigration judges were dismissed without notice, said Matthew Biggs, president of the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, which represents federal workers. Two other judges were fired under similar circumstances in the last week.

It was unclear if they would be replaced. The U.S. Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the courts and oversees its roughly 700 judges, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday.

Politico also reported:

The Trump administration has fired a slew of immigration judges as part of the sweeping moves to cut thousands of government workers.

The Friday terminations affected five assistant chief immigration judges, as well as the entire December class of new judges who have yet to be sworn in, said a person familiar with the firings, granted anonymity to discuss private discussions. The Associated Press reported Saturday that it affected 20 judges in total across the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the courts and oversees 700 judges.

The firings come as the immigration courts have a 3.7 million case backlog, and President Donald Trump looks to fulfill his promise of deporting millions of undocumented immigrants. It’s unclear if the judges will be replaced, but the president’s team is looking to cut through the pileup — a major hurdle in the administration’s immigration agenda.

The EOIR did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment.

Both Republicans and Democrats support more judges and support staff, and there was an effort during the first Trump administration to pressure judges to speed up the process.