The Trump administration has recently terminated 17 immigration court judges across ten states, including California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Virginia, according to the union representing the judges. Fifteen of these judges were dismissed on a single Friday without cause, with two more fired the following Monday. This action is part of the administration's broader efforts to accelerate deportations of immigrants without legal status. The union noted that these firings add to a total of 103 immigration judges who have been either terminated, transferred, or have accepted retirement offers since January. The move comes amid a backlog of approximately 3.5 million cases in immigration courts, raising concerns about the impact on the court system's ability to manage immigration enforcement effectively.