US military
Hiring of military lawyers as immigration judges alarms law experts | Trump administration
The Trump administration has started recruiting hundreds of military lawyers to sit as immigration judges, presiding over what are often life-and-death federal decisions for immigrants in the US, as experts warn the White House strategy is high-risk and arguably unlawful. The judgeships are temporary, but renewable, and the government’s goal is to fill an acute […]
Republicans try to gut protections against US military’s Pfas pollution | US military
Republicans in Congress are attempting to gut hard-won health protections for service members against the US military’s toxic PFAS “forever chemical” pollution that has poisoned drinking water and likely sickened people around hundreds of bases. The repeals are included in the US House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If approved […]