President Donald Trump’s administration has removed eight immigration judges from their posts in New York City.
The move is part of a sweeping national effort to restore order to the immigration system and accelerate illegal alien deportations amid surging public concern over border security.
According to the New York Times, all eight judges worked inside 26 Federal Plaza, one of the city’s major immigration courts.
The outlet cited two officials, one from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and another from the National Association of Immigration Judges, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Among those dismissed was Amiena A. Khan, an assistant chief immigration judge who supervised colleagues inside the building.