On Monday, the Trump administration displaced eight immigration judges who had been working out of 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. The decision followed a discrimination lawsuit brought by a former judge—Tania Nemer—who said she was terminated because of her gender, her Lebanese citizenship, and her candidacy for local office. This action is part of a larger strategy that has already resulted in more than a hundred judges leaving the federal system in an effort to cut costs and streamline operations. With roughly 3.7 million cases backlog, critics are pointing out that the Department of Homeland Security’s push to install “deportation judges” may be eroding the expertise of seasoned officials.
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