Archive for the ‘EOIR’ Category
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has released a fact sheet last week on the procedures for “Observing Immigration Court Hearings”. As per the fact sheet, the EOIR conducts immigration court hearings in more than 55 immigration courts nationwide. These immigration court hearings are ...
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) will open the Stewart Immigration Court in Lumpkin, Ga., on January 11, 2010. The court location is at 146 CCA Road, Lumpkin, GA 31815, hours of operation will be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, and filing information window will ...
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
In yet another disciplinary action against erring attorneys, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has recently taken a disciplinary action against 12 attorneys for violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct for immigration practitioners. However, two attorneys were later reinstated. The public is informed that these attorneys are no ...
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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 ...
Posted in ALJs, Department of Justice, Document Fraud, DOJ, Employer Sanctions, EOIR, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Fact Sheet on OCAHO, Immigration and Nationality Act, International Marriage Broker provisions of IMBRA, International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, OCAHO, Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, Related News, Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices | No Comments »
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 ...
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
As a part of ongoing efforts to meet the information needs of the people it serves, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced that it has posted the “Immigration Judge Benchbook” (Benchbook) online. This gives a chance to general public to view the many reference materials that the nation’s ...
Posted in Board of Immigration Practice Manual, Compliance, EOIR, Immigration Judge Benchbook, Immigration Proceedings, U.S. Immigration Judges | No Comments »
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 ...
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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” ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
As a part of disciplinary actions under Rules of Professional Conduct, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) have initiated disciplinary actions against five attorneys by immediately suspending them and six others have received final orders. However, attorney Kelechi Charles Emeziem was reinstated after completion of his 18-month suspension before ...
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced that Thomas W. Janas, Cleveland Immigration Court; John R. O’Malley, Kansas City Immigration Court and Rene D. Mateo, Miami Immigration Court were appointed as the new immigration judges by the Attorney General. They join the ranks of more than 220 immigration judges ...
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