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Original Date Announced
January 29, 2025The EOIR Acting Director issued PM 25-10, rescinding DM 24-01 and reinstating OPPM (now renamed PM) 17-03, which provides guidance to immigration judges on how to conduct proceedings involving juveniles and unaccompanied children.
PM 17-03, issued during the first Trump Administration, revised established guidelines for adjudicating cases involving "unmarried children under the age of 18." PM 17-03 removed certain child-friendly guidance and reminded immigration judges that children are still subject to legal standards on credibility and burden of proof, admonishing judges to be vigilant about "fraud and abuse" in the immigration court system.
PM 25-10 is rescinding DM 24-01 because "no reason was given for the rescission [of the OPPM], and none is readily apparent."
Trump 2.0 [ID #1471]
2025.01.29 EOIR PM 25-10 Cancellation of DM 24-01 and Reinstatement of PM 17-03Effective Date
January 29, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIRAssociated or Derivative Policies
- December 20, 2017 EOIR cuts back on child-friendly practices in immigration court
Pre Trump-Era Policies
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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Commentary
ABA comparison of OPPM 17-03 and DM 24-01
The American Bar Association’s Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) created the following chart with a side-by-side comparison of the language in DM 24-01 and the language in then-superseded OPPM 17-03.
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