The Trump administration fired five judges from federal immigration courts in Texas, according to a union representing them, raising concerns that existing case backlogs will worsen and the administration will expand its reliance on fast-track deportations that avoid courts altogether.

The judges worked in courts located in Houston, Laredo, and El Paso, according to the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers. Three of them were associate chief judges who managed courts and implemented policy.

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The five are among 28 employees of the U.S. Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review who have been removed in recent weeks, according to th

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