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Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as immigration court judges

In a rare move, the Pentagon is calling on up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary judges in immigration courts as the Trump administration looks to speed up deportations.

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Ximena Bustillo
Ximena Bustillo is a multi-platform reporter at NPR covering politics out of the White House and Congress on air and in print.
Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.