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Original Date Announced
September 18, 2018AG Sessions prohibits IJs from terminating removal proceedings, except as federal regulations expressly permit. Sessions also admonished that an IJ’s general authority under the regulations to “take any other action consistent with applicable law and regulations as may be appropriate” does not provide any additional authority to terminate or dismiss removal proceedings beyond what is expressly set out in the relevant regulations.
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Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B-, 27 I&N Dec. 462 (AG 2018)Effective Date
September 18, 2018Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
November 17, 20222022.11.17 Matter of Coronado Acevedo
This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On November 17, 2022, Attorney General Garland decided Matter of Coronado Acevedo, which overruled Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B- in its entirety and stipulated that, while rulemaking proceeds, immigration judges and the Board of Immigration of Appeals may consider and, where appropriate, grant termination or dismissal of removal proceedings in certain types of limited circumstances.
View DocumentCurrent Status
Not in effectMost Recent Action
November 17, 2022 Action: Revoked/Replaced 2022.11.17 Matter of Coronado AcevedoNovember 17, 2022Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: AdjudicationSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsPre Trump-Era Policies
- January 5, 2005 8 CFR § 1240.12(c)
- September 20, 2007 8 CFR § 1240.1(a)(1)(iv)
- 8 CFR § 1239.2(c)
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B-, 27 I&N Dec. 462 (AG 2018)
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
8 CFR § 1240.12(c)
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
8 CFR 1240.1(a)(1)(iv)
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
8 CFR § 1239.2(c)
Biden Administration Policy Documents
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Biden Administration Action
Original Source:
2022.11.17 Matter of Coronado Acevedo