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Sep 6, 2025 Pentagon approved a Navy base as a DHS immigration enforcement hub and reassigned 600 military lawyers as immigration judges Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Repurposing military infrastructure and personnel for immigration enforcement blurs civil-military boundaries and risks inadequate due process in deportation hearings.
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- Pentagon approved Navy base as DHS immigration enforcement hub — The Pentagon approved the use of a Chicago-area Navy base as a hub for the Department of Homeland Security as part of its crackdown on undocumented immigrants. The base could also be used to house National Guard troops or military members if Trump deploys them to the city.
- Pentagon reassigning 600 military lawyers as temporary immigration judges — The Washington Post reported that Hegseth plans to reassign up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges after a request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security. The move has raised concerns, including from one person involved in the planning of their reassignment, who says officers may not have experience or would receive insufficient training for immigration court proceedings, including deportation hearings.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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