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Original Date Announced
February 28, 2025The Acting Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 24-25 to purportedly address past hiring concerns and reinforce merit-based practices that began in 2021.
PM 25-24 primarily serves as a critique of the Biden Administration’s approach to hiring adjudicators, which includes Immigration Judges, Appellate Immigration Judges, and Administrative Law Judges. It accuses the previous administration's approach of fostering favoritism, ethical conflicts, and inconsistent disciplinary standards. It also denounces the decision to limit vacancy announcements geographically, implying that this practice restricted diversity and fairness in hiring. PM 25-24 specifically alleges and criticizes a 2021 recruitment partnership for the hiring of Immigration Judges with an unnamed advocacy organization. Additionally, it claims that past disciplinary actions against adjudicators were handled without uniform standards.
While the memo presents itself as a corrective measure, it stops short of identifying specific policies to be rescinded or modified. The document ultimately signals a shift in EOIR’s approach, suggesting a return to stricter oversight and centralized control over hiring and disciplinary procedures.
Trump 2.0 [ID #1579]
2025.02.28 EOIR PM 25-24, Adjudicator Personnel MattersEffective Date
February 28, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Trump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIR
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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