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Immigration advocates are sounding the alarm as more immigration judges are getting fired in San Francisco.
ABC News reports more than 100 immigration judges have been fired this year nationwide with many in the Bay Area – something that is set to impact the immigration backlog from months to multiple years.
At least 21 immigration judges serving the San Francisco Bay Area have been fired. Sources tell us many were without reason or explanation.
„I was disappointed in the decision to dismantle the courts in such a way. I had several cases to hear, I had a purpose and job, and I understood the seriousness of my position“, said Jeremiah Johnson, former immigration judge. „I was fired with no stated cause, no reason, a simple email indicating that I was no longer to be an immigration judge.“
Jeremiah Johnson served as an immigration judge for eight years. On Nov. 21, the week before Thanksgiving, he says he was one of five judges fired on the same day.
„Why do you think you were fired?“ ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena asked.
