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Original Date Announced
February 3, 2025EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-17, rescinding DM 22-05 and reinstating PM 19-05, 21-06, and 21-13. The reinstated PM 21-13 rescinded OPPM 17-01 on continuances and provides guidance on restricting continuances in immigration proceedings, reminding immigration judges to be vigilant about respondents' strong incentive "to abuse continuances" and use them as a dilatory tactic. The memo provides a "non-exhaustive list of relevant legal and policy principles as an aid to adjudicators" in deciding continuance requests.
Trump 2.0 [ID # 1508]
2025.02.03 - PM 25-17 - Cancellation of Director's Memorandum 22-05 and Reinstatement of Policy Memoranda 19-05, 21-06, and 21-13Effective Date
February 3, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action
September 4, 20262026.09.04 Reported: US immigration judges told to slash time given to people awaiting visas or green cards before being deported – The Guardian
The Guardian reports that the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) held mandatory training to instruct immigration judges to severely restrict continuances in removal proceedings. Citing presentation slides, the report reveals that judges were directed not to grant a continuance in anticipation of a visa petition approval or to allow more than 10 days to find legal counsel. The guidance, aimed at expediting case completions, will place vulnerable individuals, including survivors of violent crime and special immigrant juveniles, at imminent risk of being removed even when immigration relief is imminent.
View DocumentCurrent Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIRAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 8, 2021 EOIR Director issues guidance to restrict continuances
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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April 18, 2018
On April 18, 2022, EOIR Director David Neal issued a DM 22-05 rescinding PM 19-05, 21-06, and 21-13.
2022.04.18 EOIR DM 22-05.pdf - January 8, 2021 Policy Memo 21-13: Continuances
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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