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EXCLUSIVE: Fired SF immigration judge retraces last asylum case to Guatemala after DOJ dismissals
Former San Francisco immigration judge Jeremiah Johnson said he was fired by the Department of Justice about 30 minutes after granting asylum to an Indigenous family from Guatemala, a moment he said propelled him to seek answers, traveling there to retrace his final case.

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According to ABC7 Bay Area’s source item, EXCLUSIVE: Fired SF immigration judge retraces last asylum case to Guatemala after DOJ dismissals, Former San Francisco immigration judge Jeremiah Johnson said he was fired by the Department of Justice about 30 minutes after granting asylum to an Indigenous family from Guatemala, a moment he said propelled him to seek answers, traveling there to retrace his final case.
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- EXCLUSIVE: Fired SF immigration judge retraces last asylum case to Guatemala after DOJ dismissalsABC7 Bay Area - 2026-05-15T13:39:39+00:00
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