The Executive Office for Immigration Review to Host Stakeholder Meeting on New Rule on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers

SUMMARY:  The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) invites interested parties to participate in person or via webinar/teleconference in a meeting to discuss a recently announced final rule titled, “List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for Individuals in Immigration Proceedings.” More information on this rule is available at http://www.justice.gov/eoir/notice-eoir-publishes-rules.

DATE: Thursday, October 8, 2015, from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

LOCATION: 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500, Falls Church, VA.

RSVP: To RSVP for the meeting, please contact Nathan Berkeley, EOIR Outreach Director, at

EngageWithEOIR@usdoj.gov by noon on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.  In person attendance will be limited to the first fifteen (15) individuals to RSVP.

In your email, please indicate whether you intend to participate in person or by webinar/teleconference and provide the name(s) of the attendee(s), your organization, and an email address.

EOIR will send Web access and call-in information on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, to those who RSVP and indicate they will participate remotely.  For those who plan to attend in person, please see the attachments for instructions on accessing EOIR headquarters and for parking and public transportation options.

- EOIR -

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is an agency within the Department of Justice. Under delegated authority from the Attorney General, immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals interpret and adjudicate immigration cases according to United States immigration laws. EOIR's immigration judges conduct administrative court proceedings in immigration courts located throughout the nation. They determine whether foreign-born individuals—whom the Department of Homeland Security charges with violating immigration law—should be ordered removed from the United States or should be granted relief from removal and be permitted to remain in this country. The Board of Immigration Appeals primarily reviews appeals of decisions by immigration judges. EOIR's Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer adjudicates immigration-related employment cases. EOIR is committed to ensuring fairness in all of the cases it adjudicates.