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As immigration courts see backlog, DOJ cuts dozens of judges

Season 2025 Episode 203 | 5m 37s

A key part of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration agenda is to deport immigrants without legal status more quickly. But there's a massive backlog in immigration courts and the Justice Department has fired or not renewed the contracts of dozens of judges. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Ximena Bustillo of NPR.

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