Supreme Court sides with Trump in fight tied to speech curbs on immigration judges
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with President Trump's administration regarding a policy that restricts immigration judges' public speech. The ruling reversed a lower court's decision and returned the case for further proceedings without addressing the policy's legal merits. This policy, enacted during Trump's first term, requires immigration judges to obtain prior approval for official speech engagements.
- ▪The Supreme Court's ruling allows the Trump administration's speech restriction policy for immigration judges to remain in effect.
- ▪The policy mandates that immigration judges seek approval before making official statements related to their duties.
- ▪The National Association of Immigration Judges had challenged the policy, claiming it violated First Amendment rights.
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Supreme Court sides with Trump in fight tied to speech curbs on immigration judgesSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxFILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoPublished May 26, 2026, 09:59 PMUpdated May 26, 2026, 09:59 PMWASHINGTON, May 26 - The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Tuesday with President Donald Trump's administration in a dispute involving a free-speech challenge by federal immigration judges to a U.S. government policy restricting what they can publicly say about immigration.The justices, in an unsigned ruling, reversed a lower court's decision and returned the case to that court for further proceedings.
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