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  • AILA Liaison/EOIR Liaison Meeting Q&As (11/18/10)(159 KB - 12/22/2010)
    Official questions and answers from an AILA EOIR Liaison Committee meeting with the EOIR on 11/18/10. Topics include rule-making, the Immigration Judge selection process, motions to reopen, court procedures, detention/bonds, continuances, and the asylum EAD clock. AILA Doc. No. 10122237.
  • AILA Practice Alert: Handling Family-Based Retrogression Cases before EOIR(95 KB - 12/16/2010)
    AILA Liaison offers strategies for filing and handling adjustment of status cases in removal proceedings in light of the significant retrogression of priority dates in the family-based categories as published in the January 2011 Visa Bulletin. AILA Doc. No. 10121639.
  • AILA Verification Committee Seeks Guidance from OSC(34 KB - 10/22/2010)
    AILA Verification & Documentation Committee communication to Office of Special Counsel urging the agency to issue guidance to assist employers in dealing with discrepancies or other adverse information about an employee’s identity or work authorization. AILA Doc. No. 10102260.
  • EOIR Completes Digital Audio Recording Implementation(223 KB - 9/2/2010)
    EOIR announcement that it has completed the installation of its Digital Audio Recording (DAR) system in all of its courtrooms. At the conclusion of a hearing, DAR allows for recordings to be available sooner. AILA Doc. No. 10090231.
  • Contact Information to Report Questions or Concerns on the New EOIR 1-800 Number (8/19/2010)
    Deputy Chief Immigration Judge Michael McGoings states in an e-mail that callers wanting to report a question or concern regarding the new EOIR 1-800 number system should contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs. AILA Doc. No. 10081962.
  • Supplement to Report From AILA Liaison/OCAHO Meeting (3/24/10)(20 KB - 6/24/2010)
    AILA's Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee supplements the report from the meeting with OCAHO on 3/24/10. Topics include: re-design of the agency website, distribution of all new OCAHO orders and decisions to AILA, and more! AILA Doc. No. 10062466.
  • Report From AILA Liaison/OCAHO Meeting (3/24/10)(50 KB - 6/24/2010)
    AILA's Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee met with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) and discussed topics including the current organization structure of OCAHO, ALJ contingency planning, employer sanctions cases, and more! AILA Doc. No. 10062465.
  • AILA Verification/OSC Liaison Meeting Minutes (3/24/10)(84 KB - 5/11/2010)
    The 3/24/10 meeting minutes address OSC leadership; staffing; current trends and priorities; OSC’s interagency work; OSC charges, complaints, and procedure; E-Verify; OSC Guidance; and more. AILA Doc. No. 10051160.
  • AILA/EOIR Liaison Meeting Minutes (3/24/10)(275 KB - 4/28/2010)
    The 3/24/10 meeting minutes address pro bono issues, Immigration Court policies and procedures, MTRs, emergency stays of deportation/removal, the BIA, technology issues, attorney sanction questions, and more. AILA Doc. No. 10042860.
  • EOIR Emergency Stay Telephone System Operating Despite Weather Related Closures (2/11/2010)
    AILA confirms that despite the severe weather in the Washington, DC, area, the BIA continues to staff the Emergency Stay telephone system. AILA Doc. No. 10021165.
  • AILA/EOIR Liaison Q & As (10/28/09)(91 KB - 11/9/2009)
    On October 28, 2009, EOIR provided answers to AILA’s EOIR Liaison Committee. The Q and As address: access to counsel, asylum officer assessment introduced into record, fraud/misrepresentation waivers, hearing information over 1-800 number, renewal of I-485 in proceedings, bond hearings, I-130 appeal delays, and more. AILA Doc. No. 09110966.
  • Highlights from the EOIR Open Forum at Annual Conference 2009 (6/25/2009)
    The AILA/EOIR Liaison Committee offers highlights from the EOIR Open Forum at the AILA Conference 2009. AILA Doc. No. 09062533.
  • AILA/EOIR Liaison Q & As (03/19/09)(152 KB - 6/3/2009)
    On March 19, 2009, EOIR provided answers to AILA’s EOIR Liaison Committee. The Q and As address: joint requests to administratively close a case where petitions are backlogged, Immigration Judge evaluation, entry of appearance in Immigration Court, electronic access to docket information, Immigration Court Practice Manual and much more. AILA Doc. No. 09060360.
  • EOIR Liaison Committee Seeks Case Examples (4/16/2009)
    AILA’s EOIR Liaison Committee is looking for examples of cases involving individuals that were removed prior to a stay being decided by the BIA. AILA Doc. No. 09041667.
  • AILA Practice Advisory: Matter of Aguilar-Aquino(112 KB - 4/9/2009)
    An AILA Amicus Committee practice advisory regarding the BIA's interpretation of 8 C.F.R. § 1236.1(d) regarding release from custody in Matter of Aguilar-Aquino. AILA Doc. No. 09040937.
  • AILA Liaison/EOIR Q & As (10/21/08)(74 KB - 1/22/2009)
    On October 21, 2008, EOIR provided answers to AILA’s EOIR Liaison Committee. The Q and As address: limited appearances, filing of EOIR-27 when a case has been remanded, NTAs missing a court date or assigned IJ, legal effect of ICE stipulations, IJ impartiality, Practice Manual issues, continuances in U, T, and VAWA cases and more. AILA Doc. No. 09012262.
  • AILA/EOIR Liaison Committee Seeks Examples of Appeals Rejected When Received Before Deadline(11 KB - 11/19/2008)
    The AILA/EOIR Liaison committee has received reports of filings sent to the Board being rejected as untimely where the filing was received by the Board prior to the deadline, yet the Board's date received stamp indicates it was received several days later. If you have similar examples, please fill out the following survey. AILA Doc. No. 08111971.
  • AILA Liaison/EOIR Q & As (4/3/2008)(178 KB - 8/4/2008)
    The EOIR provides answers to AILA Liaison agenda item questions from an April 3, 2008 meeting. AILA Doc. No. 08080461.
  • EOIR Delays Implementation of Immigration Court Procedures Manual (3/12/2008)
    AILA Liaison update on the Immigration Court Procedures Manual. AILA Doc. No. 08031230.
  • AILA Liaison/EOIR Q & As (4/11/2007)(53 KB - 10/4/2007)
    The EOIR provides answers to AILA Liaison agenda item questions from a 4/11/07 meeting (approved by EOIR in early October). AILA Doc. No. 07100468.
  • AILA Liaison/EOIR Q & As (10/18/06)(82 KB - 2/1/2007)
    The EOIR provides answers to AILA Liaison agenda item questions from an 10/18/06 meeting. AILA Doc. No. 07020161.
  • Objection Letter to New BIA Extension Policy by CLINIC, AILF, CAIR, and NIP (7/25/2006)
    Effective August 14, 2006, the BIA is reducing the time period granted for a briefing extension from 21 to 15 days for detained persons with cases before the BIA. CLINIC AILF, the CAIR Coalition, and the National Immigration Project are submitting the attached letter objecting to this new policy.
  • EOIR Responses to AILA's Liaison Questions (3/22/06)(58 KB - 5/16/2006)
    Liaison issues addressed with EOIR included such topics as unanswered motions, the 800 telephone system, absentia orders, unfiled NTAs, e-payment of fees, circuit court remands, biometrics, briefing schedules, consumer protection, case completion guidelines, and motions to terminate under the Howard memo. AILA Doc. No. 06051668.
  • Personnel Changes at EOIR (4/6/2006)
    Personnel Changes at EOIR.