Fired for Doing Their Job: The Quiet Dismantling of America’s Immigration Courts
When justice becomes a threat to power, justice is the first thing to go.
On Monday evening, December 1st, eight immigration judges in New York City were abruptly fired. No misconduct was cited or warnings given. Among them was Amiena Khan, a respected supervising judge at the 26 Federal Plaza immigration court and former head of the National Association of Immigration Judges. She had spent years working to uphold fairness in…
