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Original Date Announced
November 20, 2020The EOIR Director issues Policy Memo 21-04 to rescind ten Operating Policies and Procedures Memoranda (OPPMs) deemed outdated or unnecessary:
- OPPM 98-8 – Cancellation of Outdated Operating Policies and Procedures
- OPPM 98-7 – Management of Institutional Hearing Program
- OPPM 98-3 – Regulations Implementing Motions to Reopen for Suspension of Deportation/Cancellation of Removal under NACARA and other NACARA Cases
- OPPM 96-5 – Creation of Immigration Judge Advisory Committees
- OPPM 95-2 – Earliest Possible Release Dates on Institutional Hearing Program Cases
- OPPM 94-10 – Wearing of the Robe During Immigration Judge Hearings
- OPPM 93-4 – Cancellation of Outdated OPPM
- OPPM 90-4 – Handling Charging Document in Administratively Closed Cases
- OPPM 88-3 – Filing of Charging Documents in Cases Previously Administratively Closed
- OPPM 84-7 – Court Actions Against EOIR Employees
By rescinding OPPM 94-10, it appears the Director has eliminated the requirement that immigration judges wear judicial robes.
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EOIR Rescinds Ten Operating Policies and Procedures MemorandaEffective Date
November 20, 2020Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIRPre Trump-Era Policies
- August 10, 1984 OPPM 84-7: Court Proceedings Against EOIR Employees
- May 11, 1988 OPPM 88-3: Charging Documents in Previously Administratively Closed Cases
- June 5, 1990 OPPM 90-4: Handling Charging Document in Administratively Closed Cases
- December 22, 1993 OPPM 93-4: Cancellation of Outdated OPPMs
- October 17, 1994 OPPM 94-10: Wearing of the Robe During Immigration Judge Hearings
- November 27, 1995 OPPM 95-2: Earliest Possible Release Dates on Institutional Hearing Program Cases
- September 12, 1996 OPPM 96-5: Creation of Immigration Court Advisory Committees
- June 25, 1998 OPPM 98-3: Motions to Reopen Under NACARA
- November 16, 1998 OPPM 98-7: Management of the Institutional Hearing Program
- December 1, 1998 OPPM 98-8: Cancellation of Outdated Operating Policies and Procedures Memoranda