Immigration-Policy

DOJ Loosens Requirements to Deploy ~600 Military JAG Officers as Immigration Judges

2025-08-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Department of Justice loosened qualification requirements to allow ‘any lawyer’—including approximately 600 military Judge Advocate General (JAG) officers—to serve as immigration judges, bypassing the traditional judicial independence standards and specialized training required for …

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DHS Awards $200 Million Ad Contract to Republican Firms Without Full Competitive Bidding

2025-03-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Trump administration circumvented standard procurement processes to award a $200 million DHS advertising contract to two Republican-linked political consulting firms, bypassing competitive bidding and using taxpayer funds for a politically-motivated ‘self-deportation’ media campaign.

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