Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges In NYC

NEW YORK CITY — The Trump administration has fired eight immigration judges working at 26 Federal Plaza.

The judges were fired on Monday, according to an official in the National Association of Immigration Judges and a New York Times report.

The eight judges included Amiena A. Khan, the assistant chief immigration judge, who supervises other judges at 26 Federal Plaza, according to the report.

Around 90 immigration judges had been fired this year across the United States, including six in New York City. The firings on Monday were the latest downsizings in federal immigration courts. 26 Federal Plaza, employs 34 immigration justices and is one of three federal immigration courts in the city.

Immigrant advocates have called out the Trump administration for dismissing judges, arguing there is already a backlog of more than 3.7 million immigration cases.

As the Trump administration continues firing immigration judges, the Department of Homeland Security is actively hiring "deportation judges."

Before Monday's firings, an immigration judge in Ohio, who was fired by the Trump administration, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, alleging she is a victim of unlawful discrimination.