Posts tagged Judge Mimi Tsankov
Judges Who Lead NAIJ Given Gag Order by DoJ
Judges Who Lead NAIJ Given Gag Order by DoJ

Immigration and border issues are leading the news, the overburdened immigration courts have a backlog of 3.3 million cases, but don’t expect to see quotes from the union representing federal immigration judges in upcoming stories. In an attempt to silence the judges’ union, the two immigration judges who currently serve as president and executive vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) have been sent an unprecedented gag order by top management in the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review.

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Immigration, Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettJudge Mimi Tsankov, NAIJ, gag order, DoJ
Judge Mimi Tsankov Testifies in the Senate on the Problems Facing the U.S. Immigration Court
Judge Mimi Tsankov Testifies in the Senate on the Problems Facing the U.S. Immigration Court

Judge Mimi Tsankov testified this week before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security on the myriad problems “in the current Immigration Court system, which has led us to today’s untenable court system, with 2.6 million cases now waiting to be heard.” 

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Government, ImmigrationCandace RhettNAIJ, Senator Alex Padilla, immigration, Judge Mimi Tsankov