Immigration Judges Challenge Reassignment of Cases (1)

A union that represents about 350 federal immigration judges filed a grievance Aug. 8 alleging the Department of Justice improperly interfered in a deportation matter.

The National Association of Immigration Judges says the DOJ violated its collective bargaining agreement by removing pending cases scheduled for consideration by Immigration Judge Steven A. Morley.

“The NAIJ doesn’t usually share information on grievances” with the media, union President Ashley Tabaddor told reporters Aug. 8. “We’re making an exception in this case” because the union believes this is the first time the DOJ has interfered with an immigration judge’s authority in this way, she ...