{"id":158826,"date":"2026-07-29T13:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/29\/aclu-claims-dod-is-using-active-duty-military-as-temporary-immigration-judges\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:33:53","slug":"aclu-claims-dod-is-using-active-duty-military-as-temporary-immigration-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/29\/aclu-claims-dod-is-using-active-duty-military-as-temporary-immigration-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"ACLU Claims DOD Is Using Active-Duty Military as Temporary Immigration Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ACLU said it believes at least three military service members have begun hearing and deciding cases in Massachusetts immigration courts, according to its complaint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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deciding cases in Massachusetts immigration courts, according to its complaint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/964325816\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/964325816\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/964325816\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" 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