September 22, 2023
A Virginia federal judge has ruled that the National Association of Immigration Judges has standing to challenge a policy the judges say violates their right to freely discuss their immigration views in public but ultimately nixed their lawsuit, saying it belongs elsewhere.
December 05, 2022
A Virginia federal judge threw out allegations that the Biden administration is curtailing immigration judges' freedom to speak publicly, but allowed the National Association of Immigration Judges to amend their lawsuit.
November 01, 2022
The National Association of Immigration Judges hit back at the federal government's bid to ditch its lawsuit challenging restrictions on publicly expressing views on immigration, saying its members retained their right to comment on public matters when accepting their jobs.
October 07, 2022
The head of a U.S. Department of Justice office on Friday asked a Virginia federal judge to nix a suit filed by an immigration judges association claiming they are "muzzled" by a policy that they say bars them from discussing their personal views on immigration, contending that a new policy encourages speech and simply requires supervisory approval.
August 07, 2020
A Virginia federal judge on Thursday shot down the National Association of Immigration Judges' request to pause a Trump administration policy that the organization head claims has "muzzled" immigration judges, finding that the matter belongs in administrative court and the NAIJ hasn't shown it'd be irreparably harmed.
July 01, 2020
The National Association of Immigration Judges filed suit on Wednesday asking a Virginia federal court to strike down a Trump administration policy that the organization head claimed was the "final nail" in judges' ability to publicly discuss, as private citizens, their views on immigration.