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Original Date Announced
January 17, 2018The EOIR Director revokes all prior guidance from the Chief Immigration Judge on case priorities, superseding "all other memoranda establishing case processing or docketing priorities."
The memorandum directs immigration judges to prioritize cases involving individuals in detention, as well as those subject to statutory, regulatory, or court-ordered deadlines. The memorandum also creates productivity metrics for immigration judges, directing them to complete:
- 85% of detained cases within 60 days of the NTA, reopening, recalendaring, remand from the BIA, or notification of detention
- 85% of all motions within 40 days of filing
- 90% of all custody redeterminations within 14 days
- 95% of all hearings at the first merits hearing
- 100% of all credible fear cases within 7 days
- 100% of all reasonable fear cases within 14 days
- 100% of all expedited asylum cases within the statutory deadline
- 85% of all IHP cases before schedule release
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January 17, 2018 Memo - Case Priorities and Immigration Court Performance MeasuresEffective Date
January 17, 2018Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIRPre Trump-Era Policies
- February 3, 2016 Revised Docketing Practices Relating to Certain EOIR Priority Cases
- January 31, 2017 EOIR Memo: New Priority Case Guidance
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
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Case Priorities and Immigration Court Performance Measures
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Prior Policy
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Revised Docketing Practices Relating to Certain EOIR Priority Cases
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Prior Policy
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Case Processing Priorities