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The Department of Justice recently dismissed six immigration judges, including Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, who had previously blocked deportation attempts for pro-Palestinian students. These judges had ruled against the Trump administration in cases related to campus protests over Gaza. Patel and Froes had been appointed by the Biden team in May 2024, after years of defending immigrants in court. However, reports suggest that the current administration is targeting probationary judges with similar backgrounds, firing them near the end of their trial periods to reshape the immigration bench. Patel has described this as a pattern aimed at aligning judges with the administrations push for faster deportations. The Justice Department has denied these claims, stating that they evaluate everyone on impartiality, performance, and adherence to the law. The dismissal of experienced judges like Patel and Froes could lead to more errors, cut corners in due process, and erode trust in the bench. With increasing quotas and decreasing experience, the system is under strain due to political pressure.

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