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600 military lawyers approved to serve as immigration judges for DOJ

Name: 600 military lawyers approved to serve as immigration judges for DOJ
Uploaded: 2025-09-02T19:10:00-0500
Duration: 42 s
Description: There is a new strategy to target a backlog of immigration cases. The Associated Press reports, a memo shows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the justice department. Those lawyers would serve as immigration judges.

There is a new strategy to target a backlog of immigration cases. The Associated Press reports, a memo shows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the justice department. Those lawyers would serve as immigration judges.