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Military Lawyers to Aid Immigration Courts TemporarilyUp to 600 military lawyers will serve as temporary immigration judges to address a backlog of 3.5 million cases starting soon.
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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved deploying up to 600 military attorneys to serve temporarily as immigration judges for the Justice Department.
- Groups of 150 military and civilian lawyers will begin deploying as soon as practicable, with initial selections expected by next week.
- This initiative addresses a backlog of roughly 3.5 million immigration cases and follows the departure of over 100 immigration judges.
- The military lawyersā assignments will last no more than 179 days initially but may be extended and must comply with the Posse Comitatus Act.
The matter should be 'a priority that everyone ā including those waiting for adjudication ā can rally around.'ā A White House official discussing the need to address the backlog of immigration cases.
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