The Trump administration fired five San Francisco immigration judges Friday, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the firings.

San Francisco immigration judges Shuting Chen and Jeremiah Johnson weren’t expecting to be fired, but they weren’t exactly ...

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For three immigration judges, the day took a similar turn. Kyra Lilien, who was hired in 2023, was presiding in a courtroom in Concord, Calif., in July when she paused the hearing of an immigrant ...