An Overview of EOIR Immigration Proceedings

• BIA Streamlining Fact Sheet (UPDATED - 03/10/06)
• Immigration Court Process (05/04/05)
• Types of Immigration Court Proceedings (7/28/04)
• Forms of Relief from Removal (08/05/04)
• Asylum Protection in the US (04/28/05)

Asylum

• EOIR Responds to New York Times Editorial (06/25/08)
• A Victory for Women (New York Times) (06/25/08)
• Coercive Population Control Asylum (05/12/08)
• Asylum Variations in Immigration Court (11/08/07)
• Asylum Protection in the US (04/28/05)
• One-Year Time Limit for Asylum Applications Goes Into Effect April 1 (3/13/98)

Board of Immigration Appeals

• Representation of Aliens in Immigration Proceedings (UPDATED - 10/27/08)
• Attorney General Mukasey Appoints Juan Osuna as Chairman, BIA (09/03/08)
• EOIR Requires 9-Digit Alien Registration Numbers (07/18/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR’s Legal Orientation and Pro Bono Program (07/24/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Responds to New York Times Editorial (06/25/08)
• A Victory for Women (New York Times) (06/25/08)
• Attorney General Mukasey Appoints Five New Members To The BIA (05/30/08)
• Coercive Population Control Asylum (05/12/08)
• EOIR to Expand and Improve Pro Bono Programs (11/15/07)
• Asylum Variations in Immigration Court (11/08/07)
• EOIR's Library Moves (08/31/07)
• EOIR Adds 10 New Legal Orientation Program Sites (10/17/06)
• Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Outlines Reforms for Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals - Official Release (09/11/06)
• BIA to Grant Fewer Extensions for Detained Cases (09/01/06)
• Meeting with 2nd Circuit Judges (06/15/06)
• BIA Streamlining Fact Sheet (UPDATED - 03/10/06)
• EOIR Responds to San Jose Mercury News (Letter Not Printed by San Jose Mercury News) (10/06/05)
• EOIR Responds to Los Angeles Times (Letter not Printed by LA Times) (05/11/05)
• Immigration Court Process (05/04/05)
• Asylum Protection in the US (04/28/05)
• April 26 Deadline Reminder (04/06/05)
• EOIR Responds to Newsday (Letter not printed by Newsday) (12/30/04)
• EOIR Responds to Sacramento Bee Article (Letter not printed by Sacramento Bee) (10/18/04)
• BIA Responds to ABA Study (12/23/03)
• BIA Response to National Law Journal Article (12/08/03)
• EOIR Responds to Los Angeles Times Article (Letter not printed by Los Angeles Times) (1/9/03)
• Board of Immigration Appeals: Final Rule Fact Sheet (8/23/02)
• Attorney General Issues Final Rule Reforming Board of Immigration Appeals Procedures (8/23/02)
• Board of Immigration Appeals Begins Issuing Precedent Decisions in Publication Format (1/21/01)
• EOIR Announces New Appointments at the Board of Immigration Appeals (9/25/01)
• Board Issues Practice Manual and Other Documents to Assist Practitioners and Public (12/14/99)
• EOIR Publishes Final Rule for Streamlining Appeal Process (10/18/99)

Customer Service

• EOIR’s Legal Orientation and Pro Bono Program (07/24/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Requires 9-Digit Alien Registration Numbers (07/18/08)   (in Espanol)
• REMINDER: Immigration Court Practice Manual Is Effective July 1 (06/16/08)
• EOIR Extends Effective Date of Immigration Court Practice Manual (03/13/08)
• Immigration Court Practice Manual Issued (02/28/08)
• EOIR Installs "Phone Tree" to Improve Customer Service (12/18/00)
• EOIR Opens Virtual Law Library on the Internet (10/5/00)
• Board Issues Practice Manual and Other Documents to Assist Practitioners and Public (12/14/99)

Immigration Court

• EOIR to Continue In-Person Hearings at Reno (10/30/08)
• Representation of Aliens in Immigration Proceedings (UPDATED - 10/27/08)
• Charlotte Immigration Court Opens (10/27/08)
• Omaha Immigration Court Opens (10/27/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (10/17/08)
• Kansas City Immigration Court Opens (09/29/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (09/19/08)
• EOIR Swears in 2 Immigration Judges (09/12/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (08/22/08)
• EOIR Swears in 3 Immigration Judges (08/15/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (07/25/08)
• EOIR’s Legal Orientation and Pro Bono Program (07/24/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Requires 9-Digit Alien Registration Numbers (07/18/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Responds to New York Times Editorial (06/25/08)
• A Victory for Women (New York Times) (06/25/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (06/23/08)
• REMINDER: Immigration Court Practice Manual Is Effective July 1 (06/16/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (05/20/08)
• Coercive Population Control Asylum (05/12/08)
• Unaccompanied Alien Children in Immigration Proceedings (04/22/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (04/22/08)
• EOIR Swears in New ACIJ and 11 Immigration Judges (04/04/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (03/21/08)
• EOIR Extends Effective Date of Immigration Court Practice Manual (03/13/08)
• El Paso Immigration Court Relocates (03/13/08)
• Immigration Court Practice Manual Issued (02/28/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (02/25/08)
• San Francisco IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (02/25/08)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (02/25/08)
• Tacoma Immigration Court (01/22/08)
• Atlanta Immigration Court Moves (12/04/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (11/30/07)
• EOIR to Expand and Improve Pro Bono Programs (11/15/07)
• Asylum Variations in Immigration Court (11/08/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (10/22/07)
• EOIR Responds to New York Times Article (10/01/07)
• Judge Who Chastised Weeping Asylum Seeker Is Taken Off Case (New York Times article) (10/01/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (09/21/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (08/24/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (07/27/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (06/29/07)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Los Angeles (06/06/07)
• Model Hearing Program Held in Puerto Rico (05/29/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (05/18/07)
• Immigration Judge Invested in New York (05/02/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (04/23/07)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Boston (04/23/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (04/20/07)
• Immigration Judge Invested in York (04/18/07)
• New Immigration Courts to be Established in Charlotte, Omaha, Kansas City (03/29/07)
• Director of EOIR Appoints New Chief Immigration Judge (03/21/07)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Atlanta (02/27/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (02/27/07)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Newark (02/20/07)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Houston (01/26/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (1/26/07)
• San Francisco IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (1/2/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (12/19/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in New York (12/12/06)
• San Francisco IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (12/07/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Miami (10/30/07)
• Baltimore IJ Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (10/20/06)
• EOIR Adds 10 New Legal Orientation Program Sites (10/17/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Phoenix (10/17/06)
• San Francisco Immigration Court Moves (10/11/06)
• Cleveland Immigration Court Opens (09/29/06)
• Immigration Judges Invested in Los Angeles (09/29/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Lancaster (09/29/06)
• Baltimore IJ is Keynote Speaker at Naturalization Ceremony (09/25/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Newark (09/25/06)
• Detroit Immigration Court Moves (09/15/06)
• EOIR Responds to National Law Journal (09/11/06)
• EOIR Responds to New York Daily News (letter not printed) (09/11/06)
• Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Outlines Reforms for Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals - Official Release (09/11/06)
• Atlanta Immigration Judge Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (08/15/06)
• San Francisco Immigration Judge Participates in Naturalization Ceremony (07/20/06)
• Miami IJ Swears in 6,000 New Citizens (06/30/06)
• Meeting with 2nd Circuit Judges (06/15/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Baltimore (06/09/06)
• Immigration Judges Invested in Miami (06/09/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in New York (05/22/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Arlington (03/10/06)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Houston (11/18/05)
• Immigration Judges Invested in El Paso (09/16/05)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Salt Lake City (08/12/05)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Chicago (08/09/05)
• Immigration Judges Invested in San Francisco (08/09/05)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Washington,DC (06/14/05)
• Immigration Court Process (05/04/05)
• Asylum Protection in the US (04/28/05)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Detroit (04/19/05)
• Immigration Judges Invested in New Orleans (03/24/05)
• Immigration Judge Invested in San Francisco (11/01/04)
• Immigration Judges Invested in Arlington (10/18/04)
• St. Cyr Final Rule (10/05/04)
• EOIR's Video Conferencing Initiative (9/23/04)
• Forms of Relief from Removal (08/05/04)
• EOIR Headquarters Immigration Court (07/21/04)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Boston (07/15/04)
• Immigration Judge Invested in Hartford (9/17/03)
• Immigration Judge Invested in San Francisco (8/15/03)
• Types of Immigration Court Proceedings (7/28/04)
• Immigration Judges Take Oath of Office in Los Angeles, California (8/8/03)
• Immigration Judge Takes Oath of Office in El Paso, Texas (7/28/03)
• Court Realignment Affects Ohio and Kentucky Courts (6/23/03)
• Assistant Chief Immigration Judges and Immigration Judges Take Oath of Office in Arlington, Virginia (6/6/03)
• Immigration Judges Take Oath of Office in New Orleans, Louisiana (2/21/03)

Legal Orientation and Pro Bono Program

• Representation of Aliens in Immigration Proceedings (UPDATED - 10/27/08)
• EOIR Adds 12 New Legal Orientation Program Sites (10/16/08)
• EOIR’s Legal Orientation and Pro Bono Program (07/24/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR’s Legal Orientation Program Evaluation Report (05/15/08)
• Unaccompanied Alien Children in Immigration Proceedings (04/22/08)
• EOIR to Expand and Improve Pro Bono Programs (11/15/07)
• Model Hearing Program Held in Puerto Rico (05/29/07)
• EOIR Adds 10 New Legal Orientation Program Sites (10/17/06)
• A Pro Bono Project Evaluation (02/08/05)
• New Legal Orientation Program Underway To Aid Detained Aliens (3/11/03)
• EOIR Recognizes Outstanding Pro Bono Efforts In Immigration Appeals Project (2/19/02
• Pro Bono Assistance Needed for Detained Individuals in South Florida (2/13/02)
• Board of Immigration Appeals Launches PRO BONO Project (1/17/01)
• EOIR Now Maintaining List of FREE Legal Services Providers (3/3/97)

Management

• Oversight of EOIR Testimony (09/23/08)
• EOIR’s Improvement Measures (09/08/08)
• Attorney General Mukasey Appoints Juan Osuna as Chairman, BIA (09/03/08)
• Kevin A. Ohlson Named as Director of EOIR (09/12/07)
• Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Outlines Reforms for Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals - Official Release (09/11/06)
• Attorney General Appoints New Deputy Director (10/1/03)

NACARA

• Interim Rule Published for Certain NACARA Beneficiaries to File Motions to Reopen To Apply for Suspension of Deportation/Cancellation of Removal under LIFE Amendments (7/17/01)
• Interim Rule Published to Implement Statutory Limitations on Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal(9/30/98)

Procedures

• How to File a FOIA Request with EOIR (10/14/08)
• BIA to Grant Fewer Extensions for Detained Cases (09/01/06)
• Immigration Court Process (05/04/05)
• Forms of Relief from Removal (08/05/04)
• Types of Immigration Court Proceedings (7/28/04)
• Court Realignment Affects Ohio and Kentucky Courts (6/23/03)
• Class Action Settlement May Benefit Certain Applicants (3/20/03)
• Reorganization of Title 8 Regulations Due to Transfer of Functions (3/18/03)
• Practitioners Reminded to Use Revised Forms EOIR-27 and EOIR-28 When Filing Notices to Appear before the Board of Immigration Appeals and Immigration Court (2/9/01)
• Administrative Closure of Immigration Court Hearings of Haitians Covered by Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) (1/14/98)

Professional Conduct

• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (09/25/08)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (07/25/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (05/23/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (03/19/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (01/30/08)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (12/10/07)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (10/30/07)   (in Espanol)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (09/28/07)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (08/17/07)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (08/07/07)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (06/26/07)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (05/11/07)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (04/03/07)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (02/21/07)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (12/20/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (11/15/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (10/20/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (09/13/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (07/26/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (07/20/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (06/23/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (06/06/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (05/01/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (04/17/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (03/07/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (02/16/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (02/09/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (01/25/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (01/04/06)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (11/22/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (11/09/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (10/20/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (09/06/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (08/04/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (07/18/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (07/07/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (06/09/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (04/19/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (04/06/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (03/24/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (03/01/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (02/10/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (01/24/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (01/10/05)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (12/30/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (12/14/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (11/15/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (10/14/04)
• Professional Conduct for Immigration Practitioners - Rules and Procedures (9/01/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (8/26/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (8/09/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (7/27/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (4/16/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (3/04/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (1/21/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (1/20/04)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (11/21/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (10/21/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (10/9/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (9/24/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (8/26/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (8/4/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (7/17/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (6/30/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (5/12/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (4/24/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (3/19/03)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (11/19/02)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (10/24/02)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (9/6/02)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (7/23/02)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (5/21/02)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (3/7/02)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (1/22/02)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (11/20/01)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (10/18/01)
• EOIR Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions Under Rules of Professional Conduct (7/20/01)
• EOIR Announces Disciplinary Actions Against Nine Immigration Practitioners (6/19/01)
• EOIR Announces Disciplinary Actions Against 13 Immigration Practitioners (5/8/01)
• EOIR Announces Disciplinary Actions Against 11 Immigration Practitioners (3/21/01)
• EOIR Announces Disciplinary Actions Against Five Immigration Practitioners (2/9/01)
• EOIR Announces Disciplinary Actions Against Eight Immigration Practitioners (1/17/01)
• EOIR Suspends 10 More Immigration Practitioners (12/19/00)
• BIA Issues Final Orders Suspending 10 Immigration Practitioners (12/19/00)
• EOIR Suspends Seven More Immigration Practitioners (10/3/00)
• EOIR Takes First Disciplinary Actions Against Immigration Practitioners (8/18/00)
• Department of Justice Adopts Final Rule Concerning Professional Conduct for Immigration Practitioners (6/27/00)
• New Rule Proposed Concerning Professional Conduct for Immigration Practitioners (1/20/98)

Relief

• Representation of Aliens in Immigration Proceedings (UPDATED - 10/27/08)
• Coercive Population Control Asylum (05/12/08)
• Asylum Protection in the US (04/28/05)
• Forms of Relief from Removal (08/05/04)
• Proposed Rule Published to Implement Supreme Court's St. Cyr Decision - Rule Implements Procedures for Seeking Section 212(c) Relief from Deportation or Removal(8/13/02)
• St. Cyr Rule Affording Relief to Certain Criminal Aliens (8/13/02)
• Department of Justice Publishes Final Rule to Restore Eligibility for 212(c) Criminal Waiver to Certain Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens (2/1/01)
• EOIR Begins Special Procedures to Comply with Annual Cap on Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal(5/3/99)

 

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