"The Department of Justice fired at least five San Francisco immigration court judges on Friday in the largest cut of immigration judges in the city so far this year. Today's firings bring the total number of San Francisco immigration judges sacked by the Trump administration to 12 this year. Judges Shuting Chen, Louis A. Gordon, Jeremiah Johnson, Amber George and Patrick Savage were fired, according to multiple sources close to the San Francisco immigration court. As of Friday afternoon, all five names had been removed from the court's website."
"According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, Gordon had the highest rate of all five judges, accepting asylum claims 96 percent of the time between the years of 2019 and 2024. Close behind him, George granted asylum in roughly 94 percent of cases and Savage granted asylum in roughly 93 percent of cases. Chen granted asylum in about 90 percent of her cases. Johnson had a slightly lower rate of granting asylum claims, 88.6 percent."
"The dismissals follow the justice department's firing of seven other San Francisco immigration judges this year, including the assistance chief Judge Loi McCleskey in early September, Judge Shira M. Levine a few days earlier, and Judge Chloe S. Dillon in late August. Only nine immigration judges remain in San Francisco, according to the court's website. The Trump administration has fired more than 80 immigration judges so far this year, even amid a 3.4 million backlog of cases. In response, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has assigned 600 military judges to temporarily fill those roles nationwide."
The Department of Justice dismissed at least five San Francisco immigration judges. The firings increased the number of San Francisco judges dismissed by the Trump administration to 12 this year. The five judges were Shuting Chen, Louis A. Gordon, Jeremiah Johnson, Amber George and Patrick Savage. All five had relatively high asylum-granting rates: Gordon granted asylum 96 percent of the time (2019–2024), George roughly 94 percent, Savage roughly 93 percent, Chen about 90 percent and Johnson about 88.6 percent. Nationwide immigration judges grant asylum about 41 percent of the time. The administration has fired over 80 immigration judges this year amid a 3.4 million-case backlog; 600 military judges were assigned to temporarily fill roles.
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