EOIR reportedly plans to halt LOP

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.
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Vera Institute Press Release: Statement on DOJ’s Decision to Halt Legal Orientation Program
Effective Date
April 30, 2018
Subsequent Trump-Era 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

Fully in Effect

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

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