A union president said the firings included 13 new judges and five assistant chief immigration judges, while the two others were fired earlier this week.

A union representing the judges said it “makes no sense” to make cuts to immigration courts as Trump promises to carry out mass deportations, which must go through the courts.

The Trump administration dismissed 20 immigration judges over the weekend without explanation, as it continues its efforts to reduce the size of the federal government, The Associated Press

The Trump administration has canned 20 “midnight” immigration judges the Biden administration tried to shoehorn onto the courts in its final days, The Washington Times has learned.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he instructed the Justice Department to terminate all remaining Biden-era U.S. attorneys, asserting that the department had been "politicized like never before." The department said on Wednesday (February 19) that Trump intends to nominate advisers from his first term to top Justice Department posts.