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Federal agents stand outside an immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

SAN DIEGO – The Trump administration is tapping National Guard and Army Reserve lawyers to be temporary immigration judges after firing dozens of existing judges, the latest step in a broader plan that experts warn could harm immigration courts and the military justice system.

Training for the first group of Army lawyers begins Monday and training for the second group is expected to start in the spring, several former and current military reserve lawyers said they were told. Roughly 100 Army Reserve lawyers are expected to participate, with 50 beginning a nearly six-mo

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