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Multiple sources have confirmed to Mission Local that San Francisco immigration court judge Shira M. Levine has been fired by the Department of Justice.

Levine is the sixth immigration court judge in San Francisco to be fired by the Trump administration, as first reported by NBC Bay Area . Judge Chloe S. Dillon was terminated by the Department of Justice less than two weeks ago.

Now, there are just 14 immigration court judges left. Some of the fired judges were relatively new to their positions and still in their two-year probationary period, which makes it easier to terminate their employment. Levine, who was hired in 2021, had surpassed thi

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