The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/14/trump-administration-on-a-rampage-firing-immigration-judges-even-while-theyre-trying-to-hire-more/More than 50 immigration judges, including a number in the Bay Area, have been fired nationwide since Trump took office in January, even while the government is simultaneously hiring more immigration judges, just probably Trumpier ones. The Associated Press had a recent report that the Trump administration had fired around 50 immigration court judges since January, but focuses on a period in mid-July where 17 were fired “without cause” in the span of two business days. The suspicion among those being fired is that they got the ax because they’re not throwing out enough cases and allowing as many deportations as Trump wants. T

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