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Apr 15, 2026 Republican lawmakers proposed impeaching judges whose rulings they opposed Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The proposal threatened judicial independence by treating disagreement with court decisions as grounds for removal.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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- Republicans propose impeachment of judges — A group of Republican lawmakers has proposed the impeachment of certain judges whose rulings they disagree with.
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Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
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Apr 11, 2026 The Trump administration fired immigration judges who had blocked student deportations Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The firings threatened adjudicative independence in immigration cases and increased pressure on decisions affecting noncitizens' rights and campus-linked dissent.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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- Immigration Judges Fired for Blocking Deportations — The Trump administration abruptly fired two immigration judges who had blocked the deportations of students Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi.
- Immigration judges fired after blocking deportation of pro-Palestinian students — The Department of Justice has terminated six immigration judges, including Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, who had ruled against the Trump administration in deportation cases involving pro-Palestinian students Rümeysa
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 65 – 2026-04-11–2026-04-17
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