The Department of Justice has recently decided to challenge the right of immigration judges to be represented by a union. In a petition filed last week, a spokesperson for the department stated that the judges should not be allowed to be represented by a union because judges are management officials. Today, the National Association of Immigration Judges has stated that the challenge is an attempt to silence immigration judges. Additionally, the association disagrees that the judges should be considered management officials because they do not create policies or manage staff.
See "Justice Department challenges immigration judges’ union", The Washington Post, August 12, 2019