An immigration judge fired by the Trump administration said she fears the court system is being set up to fail.

It comes as the union representing the judges said close to 15% of the judges have accepted buyouts, not been renewed or been fired by the Trump administration.

“It’s been pretty brutal since January and the dark times are still continuing,” said Jennifer Peyton, who was the supervisory judge for Chicago's immigration courts until this summer.

She got an email on July 3 — while she was on vacation — informing her she had been let go. The Department of Justice told NY1 it does not discuss personnel matters.

“I don’t know why I was fired. But I do know why I wasn’t fired," she said during a zoom interview with NY1. "I wasn’t fired for cause.”

Peyton said she is considering leg

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