Trump administration approves 600 military lawyers as immigration judges

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the deployment of up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to an Aug. 27 memo obtained by The Associated Press.

The plan calls for sending groups of 150 attorneys, both military and civilian, with the first round expected to be identified by next week and deployed "as soon as practicable," the memo said.

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