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Original Date Announced
September 12, 2025EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 25-46, “Notice of Hearings.” The PM establishes current EOIR procedures for providing a notice of hearing (NOH) to a noncitizen in removal proceedings after a Notice to Appear (NTA) has been issued. The PM cancels and replaces OPPM 97-2, which was issued under the Clinton administration, stating that the prior guidance has become "largely unnecessary."
Among other things, the PM states that initial hearing dates for noncitizens in removal proceedings cannot be set earlier than 10 days after service of the NTA. The PM also provides that NOHs should generally be served on the noncitizen in person, whenever practicable. If the noncitizen is represented, their attorney will receive an electronic service notification of the NOH in the EOIR’s portal. The PM also outlines certain special considerations for detained noncitizens.
The PM also admonishes judges to be cognizant that, should a respondent fail to appear for a hearing and the NTA/NOH sufficiently puts them on notice, the respondent must be ordered removed in absentia if removability is established.
Trump 2.0 [ID #2018]
2025.09.12 EOIR PM 25-46 - Updated Notice of Hearing ProceduresEffective Date
September 12, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIRPre Trump-Era Policies
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
EOIR PM 25-46 - Updated Notice of Hearing Procedures
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
OPPM 97-2 - Notices of Immigration Judge Hearings
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