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Trump Fires 17 Immigration Judges Nationwide

July 30, 2025

Since Jul. 17, Trump has fired 17 immigration court judges around the U.S. 

According to a news release by the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), the union representing international court judges, 17 judges were fired “without cause”. The judges were from across ten different states, including Illinois, California Massachusetts, New York and Texas.  

All 17 of these recently fired judges were women.  

Judge Jennifer Peyton, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge of Chicago was fired via email over the 4th of July weekend earlier this month.  

ABC 7 Eyewitness News reported that Peyton said her performance reviews have been consistently excellent and that she also received the Director’s Award from the Executive Office for Immigration Review. 

The IFPTE union also stated that over 100 judges were either fired or resigned since the beginning of 2025 and the Trump Administration, leaving approximately 600 immigration court judges to serve over 3.5 million current immigration cases.  

More information regarding this situation can be found online.  

Llegada de Extranjero

July 17, 2025

¡Echa un vistazo a nuestra última edición de Definición Legal de la Semana! La definición legal de esta semana: “Llegada de Extranjero”

Legal Definition of the Week

July 17, 2025

Check out our latest edition of Legal Definition of the Week! This week’s legal definition: “Arriving Alien”

**Disclaimer: **Recent efforts have been made by individuals and groups to change the official U.S. Immigration legal term from “alien” to “noncitizen”**

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