Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
Starting May 1, 2025, ICE will begin automatically notifying attorneys,
EOIR-accredited representatives,
and law students when their clients are transferred between ICE-contracted detention facilities that hold individuals for over 72 hours.
Notifications will appear in ERO File and include the new facility’s location,
though transfers to short-term or processing centers and removals will not trigger alerts
Secretary of Homeland Security Noem, alongside USCIS and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced a comprehensive overhaul of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, including streamlining mass status checks and integrating criminal records, immigration timelines, and addresses.
The move has sparked alarm among privacy advocates and legal experts regarding the safety and privacy of both documented and undocumented immigrants. DOGE’s broader data tactics across multiple federal agencies have already raised concerns.
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EOIR published an interim final rule (IFR) that reduces the size of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) from 28 to 15 members, effective today.
The Board published its decision in Matter of O–A–R–G–, et al., which held that claims based on “former” status in a particular social group (PSG) must show that harm was motivated by that status itself, not by past conduct, and concluded that the respondent—a former Colombian police officer—did not meet the standards for asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture.
Late last month, media reports indicated that USCIS had halted the processing of green card applications for asylees and refugees.
The Seattle Times reports that a federal judge in Seattle just told the Trump Administration it has to actually follow through on bringing in refugees who were approved for resettlement before Inauguration Day.
The judge had already issued an order back in February, but the Administration was accused of dodging it—reinstating agreements with resettlement agencies only to suspend them right after. Now the court is requiring a detailed plan with deadlines and regular updates to make sure the government sticks to its word
Advance copy of DHS notice stating that DHS is terminating the categorical parole programs for inadmissible noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) and their immediate family members.
EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 25-27 rescinding and canceling the 10/4/22 Director’s Memorandum (DM) 23-01 and reinstating the 8/16/19 PM 19-13 on the use of status dockets in immigration proceedings
The court held that the petitioner’s North Dakota conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver qualified as a controlled substance offense rendering her removable under INA §237(a)(2)(B)(i) and ineligible for cancellation of removal. (Salinas v. Bondi, 3/19/25)
HHS notice of the shortening of the Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) eligibility period from 12 months to four months of assistance for participants who become eligible for ORR benefits 45 days after publication of this notice
On 2/19/25, ICE Acting Director Caleb Vitello issued a policy directive (ICE Directive 19010.3) to establish policy for the use of Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) by ICE Law Enforcement Officers and Agents (LEOs).
The Hill reports that U.S. immigration courts are moving toward more child-appropriate court procedures, but funding could determine whether those procedures will effectively protect minors in immigration proceedings. A group of 18 senators, led by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) are calling on appropriators to dive into the weeds on EOIR …
EOIR announced it will open a new immigration court in the Greater Boston region on April 8, 2024, expanding its presence in Massachusetts. The Lowell Immigration Court will have 21 immigration judges. The agency will provide official advance notice to all parties whose cases are reassigned to the Lowell Immigration Court.
Internet-Based Video Hearings. DOJ issued guidance on internet-based hearings, setting guidelines to apply to such hearings across the migrant court system going forward. EOIR expects that hearings using Webex or similar program will remain important to operations in the future. Traditionally, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has used a closed video teleconferencing system when …
ICE announced new policies on protections for detained noncitizens with serious mental disorders. Updates include ICE-specific guidelines on monitoring detainees with mental disorders, Ensuring that ICE provides EOIR with the requisite information, additional safeguards, and more.
EOIR rescinded policy memoranda (PM) 19-05, Guidance Regarding the Adjudication of Asylum Applications Consistent with INA §208(d)(5)(A)(iii); PM 21-06, Asylum Processing; and PM 21-13, Continuances.
EOIR announced the appointment of 24 new immigration judges, including four Assistant Chief Immigration Judges and two Unit Chief Immigration Judges. The memo provides a biography for each judge. They will join the newest BIA member, Appellate Immigration Judge Andrea Saenz. The qualifications for a career as an immigration judge include a law degree, active membership …
EOIR will resume non-detained individual and master calendar hearings in limited numbers at certain courts on July 6, 2021. Those who don’t receive a notice of reset hearing by June 22 should expect scheduled hearings to proceed in these courts. The option to file by email at these courts will end on September 4, 2021. In a separate …
EOIR issued a policy memo (PM 21-16) Rescinding and cancelling PM 20-01, Case Processing at the Board of Immigration Appeals. Upon this repeal , The BIA returns to the case management system accepted by ruling that was effective on September 25, 2002, To manage the Board’s case load .
EOIR will open the Saipan Immigration Court in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on 11/30/09. The Saipan Immigration Court will conduct immigration court proceedings for respondent in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Immigration judges to be held more accountable Question: I am in Immigration Court deportation proceedings. The Immigration judges to be held more accountable was rude to me. He made me feel small, Insignificant and embarrassed to simply be in his hall of justice. He was issuing his decision not based upon the merits of my …