The Pentagon has approved some of its military and civil lawyers to serve the Department of Justice as temporary immigration judges, the Defense Department confirmed the hill on Tuesday.
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested that the Pentagon “recognizes qualified judges advocates and civil lawyers for details to serve as temporary immigration judges.”
Parnell said that the Defense Department’s lawyer is to help in dealing with a backlog of DOJ cases by presiding over the immigration hearing, but how many or when for such roles will be identified.
He said in a statement, “The department is committed to continue our support for our inter -participants partners, to give justice to the skills and dedication of the service members and civil servants of the US, to restore the order and protect American people,”.
The Associated PressFirst reportedOn the memo of 27 August, which will begin to send the prescribed DOD to “practically practically” to the prescribed DOD for “practically”, and military services should be the first round of people identified by next week.
The Trump administration has used the army to assist in its campaign against rapid illegal immigration, which is through ramp-up arrests and exile. Broadly 10,000 troops patrol the US-Mexico border, National Guard soldiers have been sent to Los Angeles to assist federal agents with immigration raids, and people of many military bases are waiting for exile.
But in the arrest, Spike has put a tension on the immigration courts that the years had already been struggling with a large -scale backlog.
The Pentagon Memo states that military lawyers will serve as immigration judges for more than 179 days, but it can be renewed according to AP.
Memo further states that the officers reserved for such roles can be mobilized.
