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(163,346 posts) Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:44 PM Oct 31

Hegseth orders military to provide dozens of lawyers to Justice Department

Source: The Independent

Friday 31 October 2025 11:01 EDT

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to provide dozens of lawyers to the Justice Department for temporary assignments, according to a memo released this week. The assignments are in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border and could run through next fall.

“I am directing you to collectively identify 48 attorneys and 4 paralegals from within your Military Department who may be suitable for detail” to the Justice Department to act as special assistant U.S. attorneys, Hegseth wrote in a memo dated Monday. It was sent to all four services and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The memo appears to be the latest effort to send military and civilian attorneys working for the Pentagon to the Justice Department, this time to staff offices based along the U.S. southern border or where federal immigration enforcement operations are taking place.

In September, the Pentagon also approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges in a separate effort.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-justice-department-lawyers-b2855892.html

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Hegseth orders military to provide dozens of lawyers to Justice Department (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 31 OP

DOJ fire too many left leaning attorneys that they're short handed? KS Toronado Oct 31 #1

Apparently there must be a glut of military lawyers just sitting on their asses waiting for Kegsbreath AZJonnie Oct 31 #2

That Could Prove To Be Easier Said Than Done DallasNE Oct 31 #3

They want "immigration judges" for pretense of "due process" when in fact, they are just setting up an assembly line... pat_k Nov 1 #4

KS Toronado

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1. DOJ fire too many left leaning attorneys that they're short handed?

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Fri Oct 31, 2025, 05:05 PM

Oct 31

AZJonnie

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2. Apparently there must be a glut of military lawyers just sitting on their asses waiting for Kegsbreath

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Fri Oct 31, 2025, 05:08 PM

Oct 31

to give them a shout, gin up a real mission for 'em. Yah know, locking up terrarist strawberry pickers and little Latina ladies running NatSec-threatening churro vending carts and such.

DallasNE

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3. That Could Prove To Be Easier Said Than Done

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Fri Oct 31, 2025, 05:25 PM

Oct 31

There are different rules of evidence, different evidentiary procedures and a whole host of other differences. such as not requiring a unanimous verdict to convict. It could take a little while to get these lawyers up to speed. Then, whose budget will pay for these lawyers? This looks like another half-baked idea coming from the war guy.

pat_k

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4. They want "immigration judges" for pretense of "due process" when in fact, they are just setting up an assembly line...

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Sat Nov 1, 2025, 01:26 AM

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... one that is connected with the "shadow deportation network" they are building in Texas to transport people with little or no Federal employee presence or ability to oversee activities.

This is actually exceedingly disturbing shit.

I just hope that the lawyers they get from the military have some scruples about the constitution.

On Edit: Link to post on the Texas shadow deportation network:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220764146

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