"The Trump administration has fired two judges who ruled against them in their cases attempting to deport pro-Palestine student advocates Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, as officials seek to reshape federal immigration courts to speed deportations."
"The State Department's case against them was on shaky grounds, as it admitted in memos written by Secretary Marco Rubio that the administration had nearly no basis to remove them."
"The memo on Öztürk admitted that the administration tried to remove her only because of an op-ed that she co-authored, and that the Department of Homeland Security has not 'provided any evidence' of her engaging in antisemitic or terrorist activity."
The Trump administration has dismissed over 100 immigration judges during its second term, including Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, who ruled against deportations of pro-Palestine advocates. The administration's actions aim to reshape immigration courts to facilitate faster deportations. The State Department's case against the advocates was weak, with memos revealing a lack of evidence for their removal. One memo specifically noted that a targeted student was being pursued due to an op-ed, with no proof of antisemitic or terrorist activity provided by the Department of Homeland Security.
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