Pentagon to send military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges
The Ministry of Defense confirmed to the hill on Tuesday that the Pentagon agreed to transfer some of its military and civil lawyers to the Ministry of Justice to work as temporary judges.
Pentagon’s chief spokesman Sean Bernil said that the Ministry of Justice (Doj) asked the Pentagon to determine “the advocates of the qualified judge and civil lawyers to obtain details of work as temporary immigration judges.”
Barnell said that the lawyer for the Ministry of Defense aims to help in dealing with a number of cases of the Ministry of Justice by nominating the immigration hearing, but he did not say a number or when they will be identified in such roles.
“The administration is still committed to continuing our support for our partners between agencies, bringing skill and dedication from American service members and civil service employees to achieve justice, restore order, and protect the American people,” he said in a statement.
The Associated Press was informed for the first time in a note on August 27, which states that the Ministry of Defense will begin sending groups of 150 lawyers to the Ministry of Justice “as soon as possible”, and that military services must have the first round of the people who were identified by next week.
The Trump administration has increasingly used the army to help in its campaign against illegal immigration through widespread arrests and deportation. Nearly 10,000 soldiers carry out on the US -Mexican border; The National Guard forces were sent to Los Angeles to help federal agents immigrate; Many military bases are the people’s home awaiting deportation.
But the rise in arrests put pressure on the immigration courts, which for years was already struggling with the accumulation of huge cases.
The Pentagon stipulates that military lawyers will work as migration judges for a period of no more than 179 days, but this term can be renewed, according to AP.
The memo also says that reserve officers may be filled for such roles.
