October 24, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

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Trump's DOJ Pressured an Immigration Judge to Reverse Rulings, Then Fired Her

Karen Donoso Stevens, a Virginia immigration judge for nearly a decade at Annandale Immigration Court, says DOJ supervisors pressured her in late 2025 to reverse bond rulings for four immigrants who entered as...

April 10, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

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Justice Department Fires the Immigration Judges Who Blocked the Deportations of Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi

The Justice Department dismissed a group of immigration judges in mid-April 2026, including two whose rulings had stopped the deportations of pro-Palestinian campus advocates. Judge Roopal Patel of the Boston immigration...