Pappas v. Blanche et al

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Case Number:

1:26-cv-12194

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Leo T. Sorokin

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Government Agencies

  1. October 29, 2026

    DOJ Says Immigration Judge Isn't Shielded From Removal

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a Massachusetts federal judge that an ex-immigration judge who claims he was fired for his political ideology and advocacy work was an at-will employee who cannot show his firing was discriminatory.

  2. May 14, 2026

    Ex-Immigration Judge Says DOJ Targeted Dissenters, Others

    A former immigration judge in Massachusetts said in a lawsuit brought Thursday that he was fired in a purge of those with "political ideologies contrary to those held" by the Trump administration in violation of his First Amendment rights.