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Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges

Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts

A union official says the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.

NBC News on MSN · 2d

Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog

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.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

What the Firing of Immigration Judges Means for Backlog of Cases

Courts are faced with a backlog of more than 3.7 million cases as concerns remain following the firing of immigration judges.

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Chicago Tribune · 6h

‘We are the patriots’: Chicago federal employees protest mass firings in Federal Plaza

Over a hundred people braved bitter cold weather in Federal Plaza on Tuesday to protest the Trump administration’s mass firing of federal workers.

CBS Chicago on MSN · 4h

Federal workers protest firings of Environmental Protection Agency employees in Chicago

The terminated workers are worried not only for themselves, but for what the layoffs could mean for the populations they serve.

Yahoo · 4h

Federal workers in Chicago protest mass firings by Trump administration

Former and current employees of the EPA are decrying sweeping and sudden terminations, executed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

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Chicago organization fuming after federal cuts target legal aid for migrant children

A new round of federal cuts is hitting legal aid workers for undocumented children of migrants — including hundreds of kids ...

Judge and DOJ attorney get into heated exchange over pronouns at Trump transgender military ban hearing

In a heated exchange Tuesday, a federal judge pressed the Justice Department on an executive order from President Donald ...

Chicago-area federal workers on edge as Trump guts agencies: ‘It’s devastating’

More than 48,000 federal workers in and around Chicago have been on edge for weeks as President Donald Trump aims to ...

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Opinion: What Chicago has to lose as the DOGE ax slices through the federal government

The public is mostly unaware of the work done by government employees until they need help from a federal agency.

Mixed verdict in ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan case reflects a new, harder reality for federal prosecutors

Shortly after former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on federal corruption charges, the leaders of Chicago’s top federal investigative agencies appeared in the lobby of the Dirksen U.S.

Judge declines to immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or layoffs

A federal judge declined Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from ...

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Second federal judge pauses Donald Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth

A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming ...

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Trump's federal worker buyout plan will remain on hold for now, judge says

The buyout plan has been promoted by Elon Musk, the head of President Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government ...

Judge clears way for Trump's plan to downsize federal workforce with deferred resignation program

A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump's plan to downsize the federal workforce with a ...

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