US army lawyer fired as immigration judge after defying Trump deportation agenda

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Source: theguardian.com
US army lawyer fired as immigration judge after defying Trump deportation agenda

Christopher Day was fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum to migrants at a high rate

A US army reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, the Associated Press has learned.

Christopher Day began hearing cases in late October as a temporary judge at the immigration court in Annandale, Virginia. He was fired around 2 December, the National Association of Immigration Judges confirmed.

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