NAIJ Explains the Truth Behind the Immigration Courts and DOJs Attempt to Decertify the Union

In an article in "The American Prospect", the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2) outlines the necessity and urgency for the union to be removed from under the Department of Justice to create a true and just independent immigration court, and to save the organization from the DOJ's attempt to decertify the union.

“Imagine going to a court where you’ve been charged by a prosecutor, and when you come to court you find out that the judge is hired by the prosecutor and can be fired by the prosecutor and then ultimately the prosecutor can come in and overrule the judge if he is not satisfied by the process,” said Ashley Tabaddor, president of the NAIJ, at a March press conference. 

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