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Original Date Announced
December 18, 2020Via Policy Memo 21-10, the EOIR Director memorializes and updates agency policies with respect to fees and fee waivers. The memo states that it is now EOIR policy that fees will be reviewed biennially. It also indicates that certain fees are payable through the EOIR Payment Portal, and it discusses the availability of fee waivers, including a restatement of prior policy that judges' fee waiver decisions should be committed to writing.
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Policy Memo 21-10: Fees and Fee WaiversEffective Date
December 18, 2020Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
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January 30, 2025
2025.01.30 EOIR PM 25-12: Reinstate PM 21-10 on Fees
On January 30, 2025, the EOIR Acting Director issued PM 25-12, which rescinded PM 21-24 and reinstates the original Trump memo on fees.
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Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
June 7, 20212021.06.07 CANCELLATION OF POLICY MEMORANDUM 21-10 AND INFORMATION ON EOIR FEES AND FEE WAIVERS
This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On June 7, 2021, EOIR issued Policy Memo 21-24 rescinding PM 21-10. The memo also recommends that immigration judges and the Board make written rulings on fee waiver requests.
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Not in effectMost Recent Action
June 7, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced 2021.06.07 CANCELLATION OF POLICY MEMORANDUM 21-10 AND INFORMATION ON EOIR FEES AND FEE WAIVERSJune 7, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIRAssociated or Derivative Policies
- December 18, 2020 EOIR dramatically increases fees for appeals, applications, and motions
- January 30, 2025 EOIR Acting Director Reinstates Trump 1.0 Memo on Fees
Pre Trump-Era Policies
- June 28, 2006 OPPM 06-01: Fee Waiver Form
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
Policy Memo 21-10: Fees and Fee Waivers
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Prior Policy
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
EOIR PM 25-12: Reinstating PM 21-10 on Fees
Biden Administration Policy Documents
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