Day: February 15, 2025

A union representing the judges said it “makes no sense” to make cuts to immigration courts as Trump promises to carry out mass deportations, which must go through the courts.

Over the last week, as many as 14,000 federal employees were fired or laid off as part of President Trump’s cost-cutting plan.

The acting director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review at the Justice Department, which oversees immigration courts, has fired several immigration judges. NBC News has not confirmed the exact number affected.

The BBC examines the chaos left behind after Iran had to abandon its military bases in Syria.