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The Executive Office for Immigration Review, part of the Justice Department that oversees the immigration courts, declined to comment on the firings through an agency spokesperson.
According to the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Federal immigration courts now face a backlog nearing four million cases, with about 600 judges left to hear those cases.
Across the country, more than 100 immigration judges — many appointed by former president Biden — have been fired, or left their posts under pressure since President Trump took office.
Earlier this month, the Trump Administration ended bond hearings for undocumented people in detention and fired 20 immigration judges across the country.
Immigration judges are employed by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which falls under the U.S. Department of Justice. The agency declined to comment on Deiss’ termination.