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  1. March 2026

    1. March 23, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOJ guts Recognition and Accreditation program that authorizes non-attorneys to provide immigration legal services

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 9, 2026 2.0

      EOIR implements "rocket docket" fast-tracking Somali immigrants for removal hearings

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. February 6, 2026 2.0

      EOIR issues interim final rule streamlining BIA administrative appellate review

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 21, 2026 2.0

      DHS Secretary refers Matter of D-K- to Attorney General

      RefugeesInterior EOIRAGDHS Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 23, 2025 2.0

      EOIR updates Payment Portal, makes mandatory

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 19, 2025 2.0

      EOIR expands dedicated docket

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 16, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS pursues expedited removal concurrently with ongoing removal proceedings

      InteriorHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. July 15, 2025 2.0

      Reported: IJs allow ICE attorneys not to identify themselves in immigration court

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRICE ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. July 8, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues memo eliminating bond for all applicants for admission

      Detention EOIRICE Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. 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

  1. May 2025

    1. 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

    2. 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 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

    2. 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. 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 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

    3. February 7, 2025 2.0

      President Trump fires Special Counsel and MSPB board members with jurisdiction over IJ-firing appeals

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticePresidential Orders

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  1. January 2025

    1. January 31, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director Orders "Fair Treatment" for OCAHO

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 31, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director Reinstates Trump Memo on Child Advocates

      Hearings and AdjudicationsMinors EOIRHHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. January 31, 2025 2.0

      EOIR's Office of Legal Access Programs Condemned as "Wasteful"

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. January 30, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director Reinstates Trump 1.0 Memo on Fees

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. January 28, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director authorizes ICE enforcement actions in EOIR space

      Interior ICECBPEOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    6. Current Status

  1. December 2020

    1. December 10, 2020

      EOIR Director rescinds and replaces OPPMs on pro bono representation

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
    2. December 4, 2020

      EOIR Director modifies asylum processing and asylum clock, rescinds two OPPMs

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice