Trump Bust of Immigration Judges’ Union Faces D.C. Cir. Scrutiny

A federal appeals court will consider whether a Republican-controlled federal labor panel erroneously decertified a union created to represent some 500 federal immigration judges who decide disputes over immigrants’ legal status.

Counsel for the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) will urge the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit at oral argument Thursday to overturn a Federal Labor Relations Authority’s finding that the judges are managers and therefore aren’t eligible for collective bargaining.

The FLRA, which oversees labor relations between the federal government and its employees, was controlled by Republican appointees 2-1 under then-President Donald Trump. ...