A February decree from the DOJ reversed decades of precedent.
Sen. Chuck Grassley is seen during votes in the U.S. Capitol, December 5, 2023.Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is accusing the Biden administration of improperly attempting to silencejudges who frequently highlight shortcomings in the immigration court system, calling a recent Justice Department decree a "blatant attempt" to "discourage and obstruct" federal workers from exercising legally protected speech.
MORE: Buttigieg calls out Katie Britt's misleading use of sex trafficking victim's story to attack Biden In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday, Grassley suggested the move was intended to quell dissent from government officials about backlogs in the immigration court system amid scrutiny of the Biden administration's handling of the"It's critically important that immigration judges communicate with Congress particularly when the
In an October 2023 interview with ABC News -- prior to the Justice Department's updated policy -- Tsankov highlighted several deficiencies in the immigration court system, including a lack of resources and pressure from the department to resolve cases quickly. "That's why we need to be able to push back" on the administration's handling of immigration policy and the structure of the immigration courts, Tsankov said in the October interview.
But until McNulty's February email, Tsankov continued to speak publicly -- often in terms critical of the Justice Department's oversight of the immigration courts.Biggs, the IFPTE president, told ABC News that the policy shift is an "embarrassment" for the Biden administration and cuts against his reputation as a pro-union leader.
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