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Trump Fires 17 Immigration Judges Nationwide

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 4^th 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.