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In the months since Trump reassumed the Presidency, seemingly every aspect of working for the federal government has been upended. That’s especially evident in the country’s immigration courts. Plus:

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Donald Trump speaks in Pennsylvania. Photograph by Alex Wong / Getty

E. Tammy Kim

A contributing writer who covers politics and labor.

In September, while reporting on the Trump Administration’s attacks on the immigration system , I visited the courtroom of Judge Jeremiah Johnson, i

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