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EOIR reportedly plans to halt LOP

  1. Original Date Announced

    April 11, 2018

    The Vera Institute, which is EOIR's contractor for the Legal Orientation Program (LOP), reports that EOIR is planning to halt the program. The LOP is a program of EOIR's Office of Legal Access Programs.

    [ID #317]

    Vera Institute Press Release: Statement on DOJ’s Decision to Halt Legal Orientation Program
  2. Effective Date

    April 30, 2018
  3. Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

    • April 25, 2018

      Opening Statement of Attorney General Jeff Sessions Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.

      On April 25, 2018, the DOJ reverses its position, announcing that it will continue LOP while the department continues a review, rather than halt it altogether. View Document
    • September 5, 2018

      EOIR: LOP Cohort Analysis, Phase I

      EOIR generates its first statistical report claiming LOP is counterproductive. View Document
    • January 29, 2019

      EOIR: LOP Cohort Analysis, Phase II

      EOIR generates its second statistical report claiming LOP is counterproductive. View Document

Current Status

Fully in Effect

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Program Termination
Subject Matter: Hearings and Adjudications
Agencies Affected: EOIR

Pre Trump-Era Policies

  • September 30, 2014 The Legal Orientation Program, established in 2003, partners with non-profit organizations to provide individual and group presentations, workshops, and pro bono referral services to detained immigrants in removal proceedings Fact Sheet: Expanding Access to Legal Orientation

Commentary

  • AIC: DOJ Cuts Immigrants Access to Counsel in Latest Attack on Due Process

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