Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Military Lawyers to Serve as Immigration Judges
The Trump administration is using military and civilian lawyers to help with immigration cases.
These lawyers will temporarily serve as immigration judges to combat a backlog of cases.
It's not the first time the administration has used military lawyers for domestic policy.
However, some officials are concerned because these lawyers aren't trained as immigration judges.
Military and civilian lawyers will temporarily serve as immigration judges.
The move is the latest effort by the Trump administration.
Pentagon spokesperson said the lawyers will combat a backlog of cases.
Military lawyers are not trained to serve as immigration judges.
This is not the first time the Trump administration has turned to military lawyers to shore up its domestic policy agenda.
- Who
- Military and civilian lawyers
- What
- Will temporarily serve as immigration judges
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To assist with immigration cases
- Lawyers to Serve
- Military and Civilian
- Requesting Department
- Justice Department
