EOIR Final Rule on Administrative Review Procedures

EOIR final rule to amend the regulations regarding the administrative review procedures of the BIA. The rule is effective 9/3/19. (84 FR 31463, 7/2/19)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Executive Office for Immigration Review

8 CFR Parts 1003 and 1292

[EOIR Docket No. 159; AG Order No. 4478-2019]

RIN 1125-AA58

Board of Immigration Appeals: Affirmance Without Opinion, Referral for Panel Review, and Publication of Decisions as Precedents

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

ACTION: Final rule.

Related Resources

• Former Immigration Judge Jeffrey S. Chase Blog: EOIR's Troubling New Regulations - July 5, 2019
• AILA Statement: AG Attempts Power Grab over Immigration Appeals - July 2, 2019
• San Francisco Chronicle: New Rules Will Give AG William Barr More Say over Immigration Courts - July 1, 2019
• San Francisco Chronicle: Trump’s new attorney general launches fresh changes to immigration courts - April 12, 2019
• EOIR Proposed Rule Amending Administrative Review Procedures of BIA (73 FR 34654, 6/18/08)
• AILF and AILA Comment on EOIR’S Proposed Rule on “Streamlining” (8/18/08)