American Oversight obtained records showing that judges hired by the Executive Office of Immigration Review under the Trump administration mostly came from enforcement backgrounds — a pattern that has also emerged in the Biden administration.

Department of Justice's Executive Office of Immigration Review records relating to applications for immigration judge positions. American Oversight requested records of applications that had been pending for more than a year.

FOIA to DOJ seeking records related to applicants for the Board of Immigration Appeals and whether or not applicants have passed a background check and their application materials.