With the incoming president promising to ramp up deportations, the nation's 734 immigration judges are seeking to reinstate their union rights to address growing concerns over an anticipated surge in cases.
The judges' appeal, scheduled for a hearing before the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) on Tuesday, aims to restore the union representation they lost in 2020. Under Trump's first term, the FLRA reclassified judges as "managers," stripping them of their bargaining rights. A federal court later ruled that immigration judges are entitled to union representation, prompting the current push.
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