Date Announced

EOIR raises filing fees for several forms and motions, including:

• Notice of Appeal from an IJ decision (Form EOIR-26) --increased from $110 to $975
• Notice of Appeal from a DHS decision (Form EOIR-29) -- increased from $110 to $705
• Application for Suspension of Deportation (Form EOIR-40) -- increased from $100 to $305
• Application for LPR Cancellation of Removal (EOIR-42A) -- increased from $100 to $305
• Application for Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal (EOIR-42B) -- increased from $100 to $360
• Notice of Appeal from a Practitioner Disciplinary Case (Form EOIR-45) -- increased from $110 to $675
• Motion to reopen or reconsider before an immigration judge -- increased from $110 to $145
• Motion to reopen or reconsider before the BIA -- increased from $110 to $895

EOIR also clarifies that the new DHS filing fee of $50 for asylum applications (Form I-589).will apply to asylum applications filed before an immigration judge.

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Effective Date of Change

Subsequent Action

On December 23, 2020, the American Immigration Council, the National Immigration Law Center, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher filed a federal lawsuit challenging the rule in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**

Subsequent Action

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia blocks nearly all of the EOIR fee increase rule.

** Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources. **