Archive for the ‘Department of Justice’ Category

EOIR’s Fact Sheet on OCAHO

Friday, October 16th, 2009

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has issued a fact sheet on its Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO). OCAHO heads a staff of administrative law judges (ALJs) who are responsible for presiding over hearings and deciding cases arising from alleged violations ...

In Florida 9 Counties Joins Secure Communities Program

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Off late there has been a growing list of law enforcement agencies to receive biometric-based immigration history information about inmates via the new Secure Communities program, and the latest to join are nine Florida Counties - Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough, Marion, Miami Dade, St. John’s, and St. Lucie counties. ...

David Neal Promoted as Acting Chair of BIA

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Minor adjustment was made in the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) by the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Mr. David L. Neal, who was Vice Chair since, January 2009, was elevated to Acting Chair of BIA in June. The EOIR also issued a revised fact sheet ...

EOIR Releases Updated List of Improvement Measures

Friday, June 5th, 2009

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has published an updated list of 22 measures to strengthen the quality and efficiency of the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). EOIR has developed these improvement measures in conjunction with the Department of Justice (DOJ). While EOIR is making ...

EOIR Circulates Revised Information Collection on Form EOIR-29

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Seeking feedbacks from the public and affected agencies, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has published a revised information collection on Form EOIR-29, Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) from a decision of a USCIS officer.  The comments will be accepted only for “sixty days” ...