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Original Date Announced
May 30, 2025In connection with new ICE enforcement practices in or near immigration courts, which involve ICE Trial Attorneys moving to dismiss pending cases so that they can instead be processed for expedited removal, AILA reports that EOIR leadership sent an email to Assistant Chief Immigration Judges to “ensure the expeditious adjudication of cases.” The guidance states that cases should not be reset for oral decision and that oral decisions “must be completed within the same hearing slot on the day testimony and arguments are concluded.” It also advises that “Motions to Dismiss may be made orally and decided from the bench,” without additional documentation or briefing. Finally, the guidance asks judges to ensure familiarity with Policy Memo 25-06, which authorizes ICE enforcement actions in EOIR space.
AILA states that the email instruction conflicts with 8 CFR 1003.23, which specifies that final orders of immigration judges “shall be in writing”; inaccurately quotes regulation governing cancellation of notices to appear; and improperly provides, in conflict with immigration court practice manual, that a 10-day response period to a filing for master calendar hearings is not required.
Trump 2.0 [ID #1809]
2025.05.30 Reported: EOIR issues guidance to immigration judges on dismissals and other case adjudicationsEffective Date
May 30, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action
May 30, 20252025.05.30 Reported: Email Memo - Ximena Bustillo
Ximena Bustillo, a reporter at NPR, posted screenshots of the reported email memo on X.
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NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: EOIRAssociated or Derivative Policies
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
2025.05.30 Reported: Email Memo - Ximena Bustillo
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Commentary
2025.06.11 Trump admin tells immigration judges to dismiss cases in tactic to speed up arrests - NBC
NBC summarizes the reported email memo and reactions by immigration judges, advocates, and former government officials.
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