12 Judges in San Francisco Immigration Court Fired This Year

12 Judges in San Francisco Immigration Court Fired This Year
Cars travel on the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 29, 2025. Drivers are hitting the roads as the Labor Day holiday weekend begins. Millions of Americans are expected to travel by plane or car for the long weekend. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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SAN FRANCISCO—Eleven immigration judges and one assistant chief judge in San Francisco have been fired by the Trump administration in 2025 so far. With one more judge having retired in October, the San Francisco Immigration Court currently has nine judges in place.

Five immigration judges were fired on Nov. 21, according to local media outlet Mission Local. The judges fired were Shuting Chen, Amber D. George, Louis A. Gordon, Jeremiah Johnson, and Patrick Savage.