The Trump administration has given the boot to eight New York City immigration judges working on cases at 26 Federal Plaza, where ICE agents have seized immigrants for months, per a new published report.

According to the New York Times, all the judges were abruptly axed from their duties on Dec. 1, which has become ground zero in New York for ICE activity and detainments as immigrants, including families, attend their legally mandated court hearings. The outlet also stated that Assistant Chief Judge Amiena A. Khan was among those let go.

"The court has been basically eviscerated," previously fired Judge Olivia Cassin told the Times. "It feels like a Monday afternoon massacre."

The Times story cited two Justice Department officials who spoke anonymously about the firings. The U.S. Justic

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