Report: 15 More Immigration Judges Being Laid Off

The Trump administration issued Friday a second round of layoffs affecting 15 immigration judges at the end of their two-year probationary period.

The layoffs came amid a growing backlog of cases stemming from President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, NPR reported Monday.

The report, citing two unnamed people familiar with the situation, stated 15 immigration judges learned via email that they would be put on leave and that their employment would end on July 22.

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