"The Trump administration fired another San Francisco immigration judge on Tuesday, the seventh such dismissal in recent months, according to multiple media reports. The San Francisco Bar Association's Immigrant Legal Defense Program confirmed to SFGATE that Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Loi McCleskey, who oversaw court administration and operations in one of the nation's busiest immigration courts, was fired via email."
"McCleskey granted asylum in about 70% of her cases, compared to the national average of about 42%, according to Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse database. High asylum grant rates mean a greater number of asylum claims are approved, allowing migrants seeking protection from persecution in their home countries to live in the U.S. legally."
""With millions of cases pending nationwide and over 120,000 cases before the San Francisco court, we anticipate that ACIJ McCleskey's termination will lead to further delays and inefficiencies at the court," Atkinson said. "This unprecedented attack against the judiciary and civil servants is an attack on due process and the rule of law for everyone.""
Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Loi McCleskey was fired via email, becoming the seventh immigration judge dismissed in recent months in the San Francisco area. McCleskey oversaw administration and operations in one of the nation's busiest immigration courts and granted asylum at about a 70% rate versus a national average near 42%. High grant rates allow more migrants fleeing persecution to live legally in the U.S. Legal experts warn the termination will worsen case backlogs, exacerbate court inefficiencies and undermine judicial independence. The San Francisco Bar Association's Immigrant Legal Defense Program called the firing an attack on due process and rule of law.
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