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Pentagon Taps 600 Military Lawyers To Serve As Temporary Immigration Judges For DOJ
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by Tyler Durden
Wednesday, Sep 03, 2025 - 11:45 AM
According to a federal government memo reviewed by The Associated Press, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the branches of the armed services to transfer up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, following an urgent request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security. The move is intended to ensure that President Trump's deportation of criminal illegal aliens proceeds smoothly.
The Aug. 27 memo stated that the military will send the first tranche of 150 attorneys - both military and civilian - to the DOJ "as soon as practicable." The first group is expected to arrive at the DoJ next week.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told Bloomberg that members of the Judge Advocate General's Corps, or JAG, would "augment existing resources to help further combat a backlog of cases by presiding over immigration hearings."
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pentagon-taps-600-military-lawyers-serve-temporary-immigration-judges-do
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