Group representing immigration judges told to get approval before speaking publicly

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Group representing immigration judges advised to get approval earlier than talking publicly

By Debra Cassens Weiss

March 5, 2024, 3:28 pm CST

A bunch representing immigration judges has spoken out prior to now to criticize court docket administration and advocate for extra independence.

However now, representatives for the Nationwide Affiliation of Immigration Judges can’t converse to Congress, journalists {and professional} boards with out Division of Justice approval, report the Related Press and Authorities Government. They’re additionally banned from writing articles and weblog posts absent approval.

The ban was imposed in a Feb. 15 directive by Decide Sheila McNulty, the chief immigration decide of the DOJ’s Government Workplace of Immigration Evaluation, which is the DOJ workplace that oversees the immigration court docket system.

McNulty mentioned any bargaining settlement that preserved a proper to talk out is now not legitimate as a result of the Nationwide Affiliation of Immigration Judges misplaced its recognition as a union in November 2020. The Nationwide Affiliation of Immigration Judges is interesting that call by the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Th AP reached out to union leaders Mimi Tsankov and Samuel B. Cole for remark. They mentioned they weren’t permitted to remark with out approval.

Matt Biggs, president of the Worldwide Federation of Skilled and Technical Engineers, known as the directive “fairly draconian” and “fairly unprecedented” in an interview with Authorities Government. The federation is the father or mother union to the Nationwide Affiliation of Immigration Judges.