Through his second term, President Trump has systematically pressured judges to carry out his agenda in a little-known court system that oversees immigration. Nicholas Nehamas, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times, speaks to Judge Holly D’Andrea about the Trump administration’s efforts to speed up deportations. Guest: • Nicholas Nehamas (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-nehamas) , a Washington correspondent for The New York Times. • Holly D’Andrea, an immigration judge and president of the National Association of Immigration Judges. Background reading:  • How Mr. Trump purged immigration judges (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/trump-miller-immigration-judges-purge.html) to speed up deportations. Photo: Desiree Rios for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.