EOIR Issues Memo on the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 25-13 in order to reset EOIR policy toward the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer and “reiterate EOIR’s commitment to fair treatment of its components and employees,” consistent with EOIR’s core policy values as outlined in the 1/27/25 PM 25-02, “EOIR’s Core Policy Values.” The memo states: “Over the past four years … OCAHO was subjected to a targeted campaign of harassment, ranging from petty to unprofessional to potentially unlawful conduct. … [T]he weaponization of the agency to systematically target one particular component over a period of years is simply unacceptable.” The memo also rescinds and cancels the 12/21/18 PM 19-09, “OCAHO Case Completion Goals,” and notes that the rescission of PM 19-09 does not revive any prior OCAHO goals for Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).