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Podcast: In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Episode: Retired US immigration judge sounds a warning
Description: Immigration judges in the United States play a crucial role in hearing the cases of non-citizens and deciding their future. But as dozens get fired by the Trump administration, a retired court official – himself a third-generation Japanese American – is sounding a warning that people's rights are under threat.