Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, pursuing legal action and speaking out in an unusually public campaign to fight for their jobs.

Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in immigration policy and border security. He has uncovered allegations of misconduct among border agents under investigation and exposed claims of abuse at ICE-run detention centers in the U.

The Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City and the city’s leaders for impeding the Trump administration’s immigration actions. The legal action comes days after an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in the face and leg during an ambush robbery attempt in an upper Manhattan park,