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Original Date Announced
June 12, 2020Through Policy Memo 20-14, EOIR rescinds five Operating Policies and Procedures Memoranda (OPPMs) issued in 2006 or earlier that are deemed to be outdated, unnecessary or superseded by statute.
Included among the OPPM rescinded is OPPM 06-05, Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control Methods, which (1) required EOIR to track asylum grants based on coercive population control (CPC) claims, (2) instructed IJs to determine if asylum applications raised CPC claims; and (3) for asylum applications brought by Chinese citizens, instructed IJs to ask respondents if their application involved a CPC claim and note this on the IJ worksheet.
The other rescinded OPPMs pertain to employee leave and compensation practices.
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PM 20-14: Cancellation of Certain Operating Policies and Procedures MemorandaEffective Date
June 12, 2020Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIRPre Trump-Era Policies
- December 12, 2002 OPPM 02-05: Excused Absence/Administrative Leave for Attendance at Conferences and Conventions
- August 14, 2003 OPPM 03-05: Scheduling Leave and Approval of Leave Requests and Time & Attendance Reports for Court Personnel
- May 16, 2005 OPPM 05-06: Rescinding OPPM 99-01 (Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control Methods)
- April 14, 2008 OPPM 08-02, Claims for Compensatory Time Off for Travel