Posted on 07/01/2025 7:04:10 PM PDT by T Ruth
President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed on July 1 that the Sunshine State will soon start deputizing its National Guardsmen as immigration judges to expedite deportation decisions.
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“We’re offering up our National Guard and other folks in Florida to be deputized to be immigration judges. We’re working with the Department of Justice for the approvals,” DeSantis said during a joint press briefing.
Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20 empowering governors to deputize state law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws.
“Ron’s already taken advantage of it,” Trump said on Tuesday. “He has my approval.”
DeSantis said he will install a National Guard judge advocate at Alligator Alcatraz to offer defendants a rapid notice to appear, giving them one to two days before their hearings so “they’re not going to be detained, hopefully for all that long.”
The governor said he’s trying to cut through federal bureaucracy to quicken the process.
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Do they get camouflage robes and full-auto gavels?
Unless the “deputized” national guard soldiers have the authority to find people eligible for asylum or parole into the country, the inevitable court challenge will snuff this nonsense out.
Like POTUS asked ... Why aren’t other states doing this????
Cough, cough ... Abbott .... Sanders ... McMaster.....Reynolds....Youngkin....Stitt ... etc., etc.
the inevitable court challenge will snuff this nonsense out.
What nonsense?
Seven years a lawyer is all that is required. There are lawyers in the National Guard. Not nonsense
https://myattorneyusa.com/immigration-news/general-requirements-for-being-an-hired-as-an-immigration-judge/
It sounds like they are going to use JAG officers, that is, lawyers. Any neo-Bolsheviks who sue will have to thread a narrow passage to stop this without damaging the bureaucratic deep state. The deep state needs to keep the institution of administrative law judges.
Why would the qualifications for an immigration judge be higher then for a magistrate judge; they keep saying that illegal immigration is not a felon but a misdemeanor?
An interesting status.
"Must have an LL.B or J.D. degree; Must be duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney under the laws of a state, territory, or the District of Columbia; Must be a U.S. citizen or national (noncitizen nationals qualify); and Must have a minimum of seven years of relevant post-bar admission legal experience at the time the application is submitted.
It is important to note that those who are neither citizens nor nationals are not eligible to be immigration judges. This includes lawful permanent residents."
Immigration Court is part of the Executive Branch and not part of the Judicial Branch. The Chief Executive has the power to pick immigration judges. Your post is "nonsense".
Exactly!
n00b Bob Wills is the one spouting nonsense. Even Texas has been doing this, for months ...
I announced this weekend that we are deputizing the Texas National Guard members to help secure the border.
They can be a force multiplier to arrest the bad guys and keep our nation safe. pic.twitter.com/EiHRan0D8m— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 3, 2025
Gotta love it!
President Trump’s always on the offensive for MAGA
There are more than 2,800 Judge Advocates in the Army Reserve and National Guard. The Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps has approximately 1,850 uniformed lawyers (JAGs) on active duty and over 2,800 in the Reserve and National Guard.
>Do they get camouflage robes and full-auto gavels?
Yes, they also get that shoulder thing that goes up
DeSantis must be Trump’s successor.
4-D CHESS HAS BEEN BYPASSED——
WE ARE NOW ON 5-D CHESS
Him or J.D Vance.
It will be much easier to fill the Guard ranks with former JAGs. There are tons of former military judges retired in Florida.
Are any of those TV judge reality shows still on? They could fill the role.
The late and great judge....
Sammy Davis, Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F7dzYLGV7SE
I’m all in for that.
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