Why Is the Biden Administration Reviving One of Trump’s Worst Censorship Policies?

Immigration law professors Laila L. Hlass, Elora Mukherjer, Carrie L. Rosenbaum, and Maureen Sweeney write powerfully for Slate on the Biden administration’s efforts to silence immigration judges:

“More than four years ago, we—immigration law professors who teach across the country—decried the Trump administration’s gag rule against immigration judges speaking out about our immigration system. We were relieved when, in the first year of the Biden administration, immigration judges regained their ability to accept public speaking engagements and share their insights. However, in recent weeks, the Biden administration has begun mimicking the Trump administration’s silencing of these judges. This move comes just as Biden quietly tries to undermine the asylum system in the lead-up to the election.”

KJ