Immigrant advocates in Denver are reacting to the Pentagon's authorization of the assignment of military lawyers from the Department of Defense to serve as immigration judges. The move comes as the nation faces a backlog of more than 3.5 million cases in immigration courts.

Earlier this year, CBS News Colorado reported how at least three judges at the Denver immigration court took separation offers, or were fired by the Trump administration.

With the increase in cases due to the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown, the Department of Justice last week changed a rule that required temporary immigration judges (TIJs) to have experience with immigration law. Now, immigration law experience is not a requirement for immigration judges. The final rule states, "Immigration law e

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