Christopher Day was fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum to migrants at a high rate
A US army reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, the Associated Press has learned.
Christopher Day began hearing cases in late October as a temporary judge at the immigration court in Annandale, Virginia. He was fired around 2 December, the National Association of Immigration Judges confirmed.
It is unclear why Day was fired. He did not comment when contacted by the AP, and a justice department spokesperson declined to discuss personnel matters.
Details are sparse here but from the sounds of it we need a lot more folks like Christopher Day willing to stick their necks out and do the right thing.
If he refused to comment, he’s probably got something in the works, legally speaking
