Based on Colorado Public Radio’s July 14, 2026 report. (Colorado Public Radio)

A respected Denver immigration judge, Brea Burgie, was fired by the Trump administration after nearly seven years on the immigration bench.

Her dismissal followed months of criticism from Justice Department officials over her decision to conduct bond hearings for detained immigrants.

I.J. Burgie granted bond to well-known Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra after determining that the government had not met its legal burden to keep her detained.

Burgie said she was following a federal court decision recognizing that certain immigrants who entered without inspection were entitled to bond hearings.

The Justice Department later instructed immigration judges to stop considering those bond requests, but Burgie believed that instruction conflicted with the federal court’s ruling.

Her detained cases were reassigned, some of her decisions were reversed, and she was ultimately fired without being provided a specific reason.

Burgie is now appealing her removal and warning that political pressure on immigration judges threatens due process and the fairness of the entire immigration court system.

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