Trump Admin Adds Largest Class of Immigration Judges Ever

fiscal year 2026, marking the highest annual total ever recorded by the agency.

The Executive Office for Immigration Review said on May 21 that it had sworn in 77 immigration judges and five temporary immigration judges during an investiture ceremony held the previous day in the DOJ’s Great Hall in Washington

“The Trump administration is committed to reestablishing an immigration judge corps that is dedicated to restoring the rule to the law in our nation’s immigration system,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in a statement.

This could only happen thanks to President Trump’s decisive leadership and commitment to