Earlier this month, EOIR posted several openings for immigration judge positions across the country, including in courts where judges were fired. Matt Biggs, ...

The Executive Office for Immigration Review, or EOIR, which runs the immigration court system, fired at least two dozen more immigration judges and supervising judges in February, ...

Among those removed, according to the source, were Mary Cheng, the acting director of EOIR since March 2024. Before that, Cheng served as EOIR deputy director.

This month, the EOIR called on judges to terminate asylum cases in which applicants were deemed "legally deficient." The policy memo allows judges to fast-track and close cases without a hearing.

Sabraw, at the Tuesday hearing, questioned whether the EOIR can adequately serve the significant existing caseload, particularly given the fact that Acacia provided assistance to 1,800 individuals.

"EOIR is currently reviewing applications and interviewing candidates from the last vacancy announcement for Immigration Judges," the Justice Department says on its website, ...

The EOIR did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment. Both Republicans and Democrats support more judges and support staff, and there was an effort during the first Trump ...

EOIR used to be considered outside political give-and-take, but when Joseph R. Biden took over, his administration moved to weed out people it saw as too tied to President Trump.

Their firings were signed by acting Attorney General James McHenry, another career executive who served as EOIR’s director under Trump and hired Anderson when she joined the SES.

A lawyer for anti-war activist Mahmoud Khalil, currently being held by ICE, says she was barred from using a computer in a key hearing—an example, experts say, of the unfairness of immigration ...

The EOIR did not respond to a request for comment. Johnson and Bush-Joseph said that most people don’t have lawyers, meaning many asylum applications might not be as strong as they could be due ...

The EOIR did not respond to a request for comment. Johnson and Bush-Joseph said that most people don’t have lawyers, meaning many asylum applications might not be as strong as they could be due to ...