U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin called the firing of one Illinois judge an abuse of power by the Trump administration. He alleged the judge was fired for talking to him during his recent visit to Chicago Immigration Court.

The court system is a major component of immigration enforcement in this country that two judges fear is being tossed aside, in favor of expedited deportations.

Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges.