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  1. July 2025

    1. July 2, 2025 2.0

      EOIR updates Privacy Act notice on Form EOIR-44, Immigration Practitioner/Organization Complaint Form

      EOIRDOJ ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. July 1, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump approves using National Guard JAG Corps officers as immigration judges at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" facility

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. July 1, 2025 2.0

      DOJ proposes changes to Form EOIR-26, Notice of Appeal from a Decision of an Immigration Judge

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 27, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-33 to remind immigration judges of their neutrality obligations

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. June 5, 2025 2.0

      EOIR proposes revisions to EOIR-58, Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices Complaint Form

      Labor EOIR ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. June 3, 2025 2.0

      EOIR proposes updates to Forms EOIR-60 and 61 regarding limited appearances for document assistance

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 30, 2025 2.0

      Acting Regional Deputy Chief IJ issues, and EOIR subsequently withdraws, guidance to IJs regarding DHS motions to dismiss/terminate

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRescinded Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. May 20, 2025 2.0

      ICE arrests and detains noncitizens attending immigration-court hearings

      EnforcementInteriorDetentionHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. May 5, 2025 2.0

      DOJ circulates notices in EOIR immigration courts urging self-deportation

      EnforcementHearings and Adjudications EOIRICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 25, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-30 to replace OPPM on change of venue requests

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. April 18, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-29 to restrict use of administrative closure

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. April 17, 2025 2.0

      EOIR proposes electronic Recognition and Accreditation Program application and records system

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRUSCISDOJ ProposedIn Regulatory Agenda Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    4. April 11, 2025 2.0

      DOJ issues interim final rule reducing the size of the BIA to 15 members

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    5. April 11, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-28 to allow rejection of certain asylum claims without hearings

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. April 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Senior DOJ immigration lawyer placed on indefinite leave after questioning erroneous deportation

      EnforcementInteriorHearings and Adjudications DOJEOIR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 21, 2025 2.0

      EOIR issues Policy Memorandum 25-27 restricting use of the status docket

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. March 14, 2025 2.0

      EOIR proposes changes to Form EOIR-31, Recognition of a Non-Profit Religious, Charitable, Social Service, or Similar Organization

      Hearings and AdjudicationsHumanitarian EOIR ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. March 14, 2025 2.0

      EOIR proposes changes to Form EOIR-31A, Request by Organization for Accreditation or Renewal of Accreditation of Non-Attorney Representative

      HumanitarianHearings and Adjudications EOIR ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    4. March 14, 2025 2.0

      EOIR rescinds guidance on internet-based immigration hearings

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 28, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-24 to reset adjudicator personnel hiring and discipline policies

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. February 24, 2025 2.0

      DOJ drops lawsuit against SpaceX for discriminatory hiring practices against immigrants

      LaborHearings and AdjudicationsRefugees DOJEOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Adjudication

      Current Status

    3. February 21, 2025 2.0

      EOIR announces removal restrictions may not apply to judges and agency leaders

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. February 20, 2025 2.0

      Acting Director of EOIR issues Policy Memo limiting the Access EOIR Initiative

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. February 15, 2025 2.0

      Justice Department fires dozens of Immigration Judges

      Hearings and AdjudicationsImmigrant VisasHumanitarian EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. February 14, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director reinstates 30-day filing deadline for non-detained cases

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status