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EOIR Policy Manual

EOIR Policy Manual

All EOIR Memoranda by Topic

Adjudication Procedures, Docketing, and Case Management

PM 21-28 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-07 and New Method for Updating Adjournment, Call-Up, and Case Identification Codes 

PM 25-34 (PDF) Conflicting Precedents of the Board of Immigration Appeals 

PM 25-04 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-16 

OPPM 05-03 (PDF) Background and Security Investigations in Proceedings Before Immigration Judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals.

PM 25-37 (PDF) Classified Information in EOIR Proceedings 

PM 25-21 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 22-04 

PM 20-11 (PDF) Filings and Signatures 

PM 25-39 (PDF) Cancellation of Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum 93-1 

PM 25-20 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 23-02

OPPM 09-02 (PDF) Protective Orders and the Sealing of Records in Immigration Proceedings (Replaces OPPM 02-02) 

PM 25-44 (PDF) Procedures for Going Off-The-Record During Immigration Court Proceedings

OPPM 05-02 (PDF) Procedures for Issuing Recusal Orders in Immigration Proceedings 

OPPM 10-01 (PDF) Procedures for Handling Requests for a Stipulated Removal Order 

PM 25-25 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 22-07

EOIR Operations, Human Resources, and Security 

PM 25-03 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 22-02 

OPPM 97-8 (PDF) Naturalization Oath Ceremonies 

PM 25-13 (PDF) Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer 

PM 25-43 (PDF) Employee Feedback

PM 25-06 (PDF) Cancellation of Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum 23-01

PM 19-10 (PDF) Policy for Public Use of Electronic Devices in EOIR Space

OPPM 05-04 (PDF) Security Guidelines in Detention Facilities

OPPM 88-9 (PDF) Courtroom Security

PM 20-09 (PDF) The Immigration Court Practice Manual and Orders 

PM 19-01 (PDF) New Format for Memoranda and Cancellation of OPPMs 

Law and Policy Updates and Guidance 

PM 20-06 (PDF) Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Public Law 116-92 

PM 21-22 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-09

PM 25-05 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-26 

OPPM 17-04 (PDF) Applications for Cancellation of Removal or Suspension of Deportation that are Subject to the Cap.

PM 25-32 (PDF) Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations 

PM 20-12 (PDF) Adjudicating Applications for CNMI Resident Status and Extending the Asylum Application Bar for Certain Persons in the CNMI 

PM 21-14 (PDF) Rulemakings and Federal Court Orders 

PM 25-45 (PDF) Consideration of Constitutional Arguments in Agency Adjudications 

PM 25-11 (PDF) Laken Riley Act 

 

Public Resources

PM 25-22 (PDF) Access EOIR Initiative

PM 25-15 (PDF) Office of Legal Access Programs

PM 25-08 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 22-01 and Reinstatement of Policy Memorandum 21-08 

PM 21-08 (PDF) Pro Bono Legal Services

PM 20-02 (PDF) Administrative Review of Recognition and Accreditation Determinations 

Standards and Professionalism 

PM 25-19 (PDF) EOIR's Anti-Fraud Program

PM 25-40 (PDF) Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in EOIR Proceedings 

PM 25-42 (PDF) Adjudicator Independence and Impartiality

PM 25-18 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 22-06 and Reinstate Policy Memorandum 20-05

PM 20-05 (PDF) Legal Advocacy by Non-Representatives in Immigration Court

PM 25-02 (PDF) EOIR’s Core Policy Values 

Updated November 17, 2025