U.S. agents arrested more than 21,000 unauthorized immigrants in November as President Biden's term wound down — a pace the Trump administration doesn't appear to be matching in its first month despite its crackdown,

The Trump administration has canned 20 “midnight” immigration judges the Biden administration tried to shoehorn onto the courts in its final days, The Washington Times has learned.

In addition to the 18 fired on Friday, the Trump administration had fired two immigration judges earlier in the week, a union official said on Saturday.

The Trump administration dismissed 20 immigration judges over the weekend without explanation, as it continues its efforts to reduce the size of the federal government, The Associated Press

The Department of Justice fired multiple immigration judges on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the decision and a statement from one of the judges on LinkedIn.

The Trump administration has fired more than a dozen immigration judges that adjudicate deportation cases, multiple outlets reported late Saturday—despite a backlog in cases for those judges to hear—which a union official said runs “contrary” to President Donald Trump’s broader push to crack down on immigration.