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

  1. Original Date Announced

    February 28, 2025

    The 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    While the memo presents itself as a corrective measure, it stops short of identifying specific policies to be rescinded or modified.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 Matters
  2. Effective Date

    February 28, 2025

Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Trump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Change in Practice
Subject Matter: Hearings and Adjudications
Agencies Affected: EOIR

Documents

Trump-Era Policy Documents

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