DOJ Fires 5 San Francisco Immigration Judges As EOIR Issues 'Independence' Memo

NBC Bay Area reports that nearly a quarter of San Francisco’s immigration judges have been fired since President Trump took office, with Judge Chloe Dillon among the latest. The firings coincided with an EOIR memo on adjudicator independence referencing "statistically improbable" outcomes, prompting concerns that judges with high asylum grant rates could face scrutiny. Advocates also report increased ICE arrests around court hearings and warn of worsening backlogs and due process risks.