DOJ Calls on Legal Professionals to Sign Up as Deportation Judges

The government is offering a 25 percent base pay recruitment incentive for these posts.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem participates in a tour at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Charleston, in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 7, 2025. Alex Brandon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is calling on legal professionals to join the administration as deportation judges to “restore integrity and honor to our Nation’s Immigration Court system,” Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said in an X post on Nov. 20.

The position, open at 70 locations nationwide, offers a salary of $159,951 to $207,500 per annum, Noem said, adding that there is potential for full-time remote work.