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Trump's Deportation Program Sparks Chaos in Immigration Courts

4/20/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump launched a deportation program during his second term, deploying troops and ICE agents in blue states.
The administration dismissed Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security amid concerns over aggressive deportation tactics, while recruiting over 70 deportation judges and deploying military lawyers to fill gaps.
Immigration courts are chaotic as many judges are fired or resigning, and the asylum pathway is diminishing, raising due process concerns.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump launched a deportation program during his second term, deploying troops and ICE agents in blue states.
The administration dismissed Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security amid concerns over aggressive deportation tactics, while recruiting over 70 deportation judges and deploying military lawyers to fill gaps.
Immigration courts are chaotic as many judges are fired or resigning, and the asylum pathway is diminishing, raising due process concerns.