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Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
Hat tip, Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/12/doj-fires-eight-new-york-city-immigration-judges/
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.
Federal agents have been arresting immigrants after court hearings in Manhattan. Todd Heisler/The New York Times
By Ana Ley
Dec. 1, 2025
The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. ... The firings followed an earlier round of job cuts in New York immigration courts and are part of a broader disruption across the country, which is taking place as the president seeks to accelerate deportations.
They were confirmed by an official at the National Association of Immigration Judges, a union representing immigration judges, and a Justice Department official who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter. The immigration courts are under the control of the Justice Department. ... All the judges were dismissed from the immigration court’s offices at 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses the New York City headquarters for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city. The eight judges included Amiena A. Khan, the assistant chief immigration judge at 26 Federal Plaza, who supervises other judges there.
Before Monday, about 90 immigration judges had been fired this year across the United States, including six in New York City. There are about 600 immigration judges nationwide, according to federal officials. Union officials said that 36 of the fired judges had been replaced nationwide, including two in New York.
Monday’s firings represented a significant downsizing of staff at 26 Federal Plaza, which employs 34 immigration justices. It is one of three federal immigration courts in the city. ... “The court has been basically eviscerated,” said Olivia Cassin, who was fired from her job as an immigration judge at another New York City courthouse in November. Ms. Cassin said that she had the job for more than a decade. “It feels like a Monday afternoon massacre.”
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz contributed reporting.
Ana Ley is a Times reporter covering immigration in New York City./excerpt]
The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.
Federal agents have been arresting immigrants after court hearings in Manhattan. Todd Heisler/The New York Times
By Ana Ley
Dec. 1, 2025
The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. ... The firings followed an earlier round of job cuts in New York immigration courts and are part of a broader disruption across the country, which is taking place as the president seeks to accelerate deportations.
They were confirmed by an official at the National Association of Immigration Judges, a union representing immigration judges, and a Justice Department official who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter. The immigration courts are under the control of the Justice Department. ... All the judges were dismissed from the immigration court’s offices at 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses the New York City headquarters for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city. The eight judges included Amiena A. Khan, the assistant chief immigration judge at 26 Federal Plaza, who supervises other judges there.
Before Monday, about 90 immigration judges had been fired this year across the United States, including six in New York City. There are about 600 immigration judges nationwide, according to federal officials. Union officials said that 36 of the fired judges had been replaced nationwide, including two in New York.
Monday’s firings represented a significant downsizing of staff at 26 Federal Plaza, which employs 34 immigration justices. It is one of three federal immigration courts in the city. ... “The court has been basically eviscerated,” said Olivia Cassin, who was fired from her job as an immigration judge at another New York City courthouse in November. Ms. Cassin said that she had the job for more than a decade. “It feels like a Monday afternoon massacre.”
{snip}
Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz contributed reporting.
Ana Ley is a Times reporter covering immigration in New York City./excerpt]