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Original Date Announced
October 1, 2019In Policy Memo 20-01, the EOIR Director reaches into BIA case processing and adds a host of internal processing deadlines to supplement the existing regulatory deadlines. The memo also endorses the use of summary dismissal and affirmances without opinion (AWOs), shortens the case flow process to press the BIA for faster adjudications, and increases the Director's oversight of the BIA Chair.
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Case Processing at the Board of Immigration AppealsEffective Date
October 1, 2019Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
March 17, 2021Policy Memo 21-16: Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 20-01
This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On March 17, 2021, the Acting Director of EOIR rescinded the Trump-era policy memo that modified the BIA's case management system. Policy Memo 21-16 expressly restores the BIA's prior case management system, as described in 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1.
View DocumentCurrent Status
Not in effectMost Recent Action
March 17, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced Policy Memo 21-16: Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 20-01March 17, 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
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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Prior to this policy, BIA internal policies were controlled by the BIA Chair.
8 CFR § 1003.1
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
- New Policy
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e) - Case management system
- Commentary
Commentary
AILA: New Policy Memo Appears Designed to Collapse Board of Immigration Appeals
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