This is 100% NOT how judges are appointed!

So totally illegal!!!

Okay #ImmigrationJudges are different. Unfortunately.

Immigration judges act as representatives of the #USAG & can only act acc/to authority delegated by the AG or by the #Immigration & Nationality Act (#INA). They are not part of the judicial branch of govt, but are quasi-judicials, formerly known as “special inquiry officers”.

Still, I don’t know how you can have #MILITARY lawyers in the role.

#law
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/1003.0

The #DOJ may now designate “any lawyer” as a temporary immigration judge for 6 months — a period that can be renewed indefinitely. The #Trump admin claimed that the change promoted increased “flexibility,” while rejecting critics who raised doubts about whether it would increase the risk of biased judges.

#law #judiciary#Pentagon#MilitaryLawyers#ImmigrationJudges #military#DOJ #immigration #judges#MilitaryState