EOIR Releases Memo Establishing Interim Policy and Procedures for Compliance with Court Order in Grace v. Whitaker

EOIR released guidance on Grace v. Whitaker, outlining the steps immigration judges must take to compliance with the order and injunction. For all credible fear review hearings conducted on or after 12/19/18, immigration judges may not rely on several aspects of Matter of A-B- as a basis for affirming a negative credible fear determination. Guidance outlines these aspects. Guidance obtained from CGRS and the ACLU.

USCIS issued similar guidance (AILA Doc. No. 19011505)

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• Attorney General Narrows Criteria for Asylum Seekers (Matter of A-B-, 27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018))