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Original Date Announced
April 11, 2025EOIR Acting Director Sirce E. Owen issued Policy Memorandum 25-28, which sets forth EOIR's interpretation that current law allows immigration judges to reject ("pretermit") legally deficient asylum applications without a hearing. The memo indicates immigration judges "should take . . . all appropriate action to immediately resolve cases on their docket that do not have viable legal paths for relief or protection of removal," including through pretermission.
Trump 2.0 [ID # 1676]
2025.04.11 EOIR PM 25-28 - Pretermission of Legally Insufficient Applications for AsylumEffective Date
April 11, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CATAgencies Affected: EOIRAssociated or Derivative Policies
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
EOIR PM 25-28
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