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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

600 Military Lawyers to Act as Immigration Judges plus Vaccine Mandates End in Florida

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.8 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

1. Immigration Policy & Military Judges

  • Focuses heavily on Donald Trump’s promise to crack down on illegal immigration.

  • Highlights a Pentagon directive authorizing up to 600 military lawyers to act as temporary immigration judges to address the backlog of 3.4–3.5 million cases.

  • Supporters frame this as a way to restore order; critics (lawyers, advocates, Democrats) argue it threatens due process, since military attorneys lack immigration law expertise.

2. Vaccine Mandates in Florida

  • Shifts to Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo.

  • Florida announced plans to end all vaccine mandates, including for schoolchildren.

  • Supporters frame it as parental rights and medical freedom, while critics (medical associations, Democrats) warn it risks public health crises like measles or polio resurgence.

  • The narrative ties distrust of the CDC and federal health agencies to COVID-19 handling.

3. Biden Autopen Investigation

  • Discusses a House Oversight Committee investigation, led by Rep. James Comer, into whether Joe Biden (during his presidency) relied excessively on an autopen to sign official documents (pardons, executive orders).

  • Suggests this raises questions about Biden’s cognitive health and who was truly in charge.

  • Multiple aides reportedly invoked the Fifth Amendment, fueling suspicion of a cover-up.

4. Deep State & Government Weaponization

  • Commentary broadens into claims that the federal government was “weaponized” by liberal activists during Obama and Biden years.

  • Mentions whistleblowers in the FBI and DOJ alleging political bias.

  • Frames Trump’s return as a chance for “accountability” and to dismantle the so-called Deep State.

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0:00.0

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0:05.2

President Donald Trump promised that if you elected him present, he was going to get rid

0:10.3

of illegal immigrants, especially the worst of them that were in this country.

0:15.1

Those had committed heinous crimes, violent crimes, those had gone after children, those have been convicted of murder and rape.

0:23.6

Well, the president has made good on that promise, but there's still a lot of work to be done.

0:28.3

How do we know this?

0:29.6

Because of the backlog.

0:31.4

There are not enough immigration judges to deal with all of the cases.

0:37.3

Well, the president said that's not going to stop him from moving

0:40.5

forward. And now we know what the plan looks like. The Pentagon has authorized up to 600

0:48.6

military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges. This could speed things up significantly.

0:57.6

And not only has the president said this is important, but the defense secretary, Pete Hedgeseth,

1:02.7

approving the deployment of up to 600 military judges, makes it a reality. The Justice Department

1:08.7

is where they're going to be working. They're going to act as,

1:11.4

quote, temporary immigration judges. The directive follows a request from the DOJ to deliberately

1:18.5

help alleviate a overwhelming backlog in immigration courts. Why is this happening? Because we're

1:25.9

actually prosecuting people that need to be

1:28.9

prosecuted for the crime of being in this country illegally, along with other crimes as well.

1:34.4

Now, the deployment timeline is also very important. It will begin as soon as possible, with groups

1:41.2

of 150 attorneys being sent at a time. The first round of personnel is

1:46.9

actually expected to be identified by this next week, and then they will be put out into the court

1:53.8

system. Now, their initial term will last no more than 179 days, with renewals possible under the current directives.

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