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Trump's Immigration Judge Plan Sparks Legal Controversy
10/3/2025
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- The Trump administration accelerates plans to appoint Army Reserve and National Guard lawyers as immigration judges.
- About 100 Army Reserve lawyers will participate, with 50 starting assignments after training, under Project 2025.
- Experts warn it could harm immigration courts and military justice due to limited immigration-law experience.
- Critics, including some Democratic senators, say it may violate the Posse Comitatus Act.
