New Delhi, May 21 -- The Trump administration has added more than 80 new federal immigration judges as part of its effort to accelerate deportation proceedings and tighten immigration enforcement across the United States, according to CBS News.

The Justice Department, as per the news outlet, this week swore in 77 permanent immigration judges and five temporary judges, describing the group as the largest immigration judge class in department history.

The move comes amid President Donald Trump's renewed push for mass deportations and stricter immigration controls during his second term in office.

Immigration judges oversee cases involving noncitizens facing removal from the United States. Their decisions determine whether immigrants can ...