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Executive Office for Immigration Review

EOIR Org Chart Signed by AG Jefferson B. Sessions III

Executive Office for Immigration Review Organizational Chart

  • Director
  • Deputy Director
    • Board of Immigration Appeals
    • Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
    • Office of the the General Counsel
    • Office of the Chief Immigration Judge
    • Office of Administration
    • Office of Information Technology
    • Office of Policy

Approved by: Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General Date: July 26, 2017

History

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) was created on January 9, 1983, and is responsible for adjudicating immigration-related matters in the Nation’s trial-level immigration courts, the appellate-level Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, which handles employment-related cases. EOIR is completely independent of the immigration enforcement functions of both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices.

Mission

The primary mission of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is to adjudicate immigration cases by fairly, expeditiously, and uniformly interpreting and administering the Nation's immigration laws. Under delegated authority from the Attorney General, EOIR conducts immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings.

Major Functions

The major functions of EOIR are to:

  • Adjudicate immigration-related matters at the trial and appellate levels.
  • Support the immigration judges, appellate immigration judges, and administrative law judges through professional development and resources that benefit all those who work in or with the Agency.

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