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Military Lawyers Deployed for Immigration Duties Amid Crisis

10/31/2025

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the military to provide 48 attorneys and four paralegals for temporary assignments with the Justice Department in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The effort could extend through next fall.
The Pentagon previously approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges.
The memo does not specify the exact nature of the legal work.

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Story summary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the military to provide 48 attorneys and four paralegals for temporary assignments with the Justice Department in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The effort could extend through next fall.
The Pentagon previously approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges.
The memo does not specify the exact nature of the legal work.