The Trump administration is enlisting National Guard and Army Reserve lawyers as temporary immigration judges after firing dozens of existing judges, aiming to address the growing backlog of cases.

Training for the first group begins Monday, with roughly 100 lawyers expected to participate and 50 starting nearly six-month assignments immediately after.

The plan could expand to as many as 600 military-trained attorneys to decide which immigrants can stay in the U.S.

Advocates warn this move may strain both immigration courts and the military justice system, the Associated Press has reported.

The administration has increasingly used the military in immigration enforcement, including border patrols, housing detainees, and deportation operations.