EOIR Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Appellate Procedures and Administrative Closure

EOIR notice of proposed rulemaking proposing multiple changes to the processing of immigration appeals, as well as amending the regulations regarding administrative closure. Comments are due 9/25/20. (85 FR 52491, 8/26/20)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Executive Office for Immigration Review

8 CFR Parts 1003 and 1240

[EOIR Docket No. 19–0022; A.G. Order No. 4800–2020]

RIN 1125–AA96

Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure

AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Related Resources

• AILA, the Council, and the Immigration Justice Campaign Submit Comments Opposing Proposed EOIR Rule on Appeals
• AILA Press Statement: DOJ Proposes Regulation to Turn Immigration Appeals into Tool of the Administration’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda - August 26, 2020
• TRAC: The Life and Death of Administrative Closure - September 10, 2020
• Featured Issue: Immigration Courts