A New Yorker investigation exposes sweeping efforts by the Trump Administration to dismantle the independence of the U.S. immigration court system through mass firings, political interference, and the alarming use of expedited removal tactics. Judges describe a chaotic environment in which cases are backlogged for years, immigrants are detained immediately after appearing in court, and due process protections are eroded. Kerry Doyle, former ICE official and immigration judge, was among those terminated and stressed the unprecedented nature of the dismissals.
