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Part VI – Policy Memoranda

List of EOIR Policy Memoranda 

PM 20-16, OCAHO Settlement Officer Program, has been incorporated into the OCAHO Practice Manual.  Accordingly, it is not included as a separate document in the Policy Manual.

PM 25-42 (PDF) Adjudicator Independence and Impartiality

PM 25-41 (PDF) Updates to the Dedicated Docket 

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

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

PM 25-38 (PDF) Cancellation of Operating Policies and Procedures Memoranda 84-9 and 98-2

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

PM 25-36 (PDF) Statutory Fees Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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

PM 25-33 (PDF) Neutrality and Impartiality in Immigration Court Proceedings

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

PM 25-31 (PDF) Addendum to Policy Memorandum 25-30

PM 25-30 (PDF) Cancellation of Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum 18-01

PM 25-29 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 22-03

PM 25-28 (PDF) Pretermission of Legally Insufficient Application for Asylum

PM 25-27 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 23-01 and Reinstatement of Policy Memorandum 19-13

PM 25-26 (PDF) Additional Adjudicator Personnel Matters

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

PM 25-24 (PDF) Adjudicator Personnel Matters

PM 25-23 (PDF) EOIR Inferior Officers

PM 25-22 (PDF) Access EOIR Initiative

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

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

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

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

PM 25-17 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 22-05 and Reinstatement of Policy Memoranda 19-05, 21-06, and 21-13 

PM 25-16 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 23-04 

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

PM 25-14 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 23-03 and Reinstatement of Policy Memorandum 20-03  

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

PM 25-12 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-24 and Reinstatement of Policy Memorandum 21-10 

PM 25-11 (PDF) Laken Riley Act 

PM 25-10 (PDF) Cancellation of Director’s Memorandum 24-01 and Reinstatement of Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum 17-03 

PM 25-09 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-25

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

PM 25-07 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-27

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

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

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

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

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

PM 24-01 (PDF) Updated Guidance for Receipt of Notices to Appear Filed by the Department of Homeland Security PM 21-28 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-07 and New Method for Updating Adjournment, Call-Up, and Case Identification Codes

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

PM 21-21 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 20-04

PM 21-20 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 19-12

PM 21-19 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memoranda 19-02 and 19-03

PM 21-18 (PDF) Revised Case Flow Processing Before the Immigration Courts

PM 21-17 (PDF) Cancellation of Policy Memorandum 21-05

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

PM 21-13 (PDF) Continuances

PM 21-10 (PDF) Fees

PM 21-08 (PDF) Pro Bono Legal Services

PM 21-06 (PDF) Asylum Processing

PM 21-03 (PDF) Immigration Court Hearings Conducted by Telephone and Video Teleconferencing

PM 21-01 (PDF) Guidelines for the Implementation of the Settlement Agreement in Mendez Rojas v. Wolf

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

PM 20-11 (PDF) Filings and Signatures

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

PM 20-07 (PDF) Case Management and Docketing Practices

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

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

PM 20-03 (PDF) Child Advocates in Immigration Proceedings 

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

PM 19-14 (PDF) Allegations of Misconduct by EOIR Adjudicators and Ex Parte Communications

PM 19-11 (PDF) "No Dark Courtrooms"

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

PM 19-07 (PDF) Identifying and Reporting Fraud and Abuse

PM 19-06 (PDF) Internal Reporting of Suspected Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Professional Misconduct

PM 19-05 (PDF) Guidance Regarding the Adjudication of Asylum Applications Consistent with INA § 208(d)(5)(A)(iii)

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

PM 17-03 (PDF) Guidelines for Immigration Court Cases Involving Juveniles, Including Unaccompanied Alien Children (Formerly OPPM 17-03)