A former US immigration judge filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ), citing a violation of her Civil Rights. Tania Nemer, who was released from her position as an immigration judge in February, contends that she was dismissed because of her sex, her ethnicity and her political affiliation with the Democratic Party.

In the current lawsuit, Nemer alleges that the government’s decision violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . This US federal law prohibits employers from discriminating in employment based on five protected characteristics: Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Furthermore, she alleges that the decision violates the First Amendment, since, in her view, it was motivated by her former political affiliation with the democratic party

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