Cases & Decisions, Amicus Briefs/Alerts

EOIR Director Solicits Amicus Briefs on Requests for Reconsideration and Administrative Review, Due March 13

2/21/20 AILA Doc. No. 20022136. Removal & Relief

The director of EOIR welcomes amicus curiae briefs discussing the below issue:

  1. Is the 30-day deadline for a request for reconsideration in 8 C.F.R. §1292.13(e) (and in §1292.16(f) and §1292.17(d)) subject to equitable tolling? If so, what circumstances may warrant such tolling?
  2. What is the appropriate legal standard for evaluating a request for reconsideration pursuant to 8 C.F.R. §1292.13(e) (or §1292.16(f) or §1292.17(d))?
  3. What is the appropriate standard of review for an administrative review conducted under 8 C.F.R. §1292.18?
  4. Are prior precedent decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals in recognition and accreditation cases binding on consideration of requests for reconsideration pursuant to 8 C.F.R. §§1292.13(e), 1292.16(f), or 1292.17(d) and on administrative reviews conducted under 8 C.F.R. §1292.18

Briefs are due March 13, 2020.

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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 20022136.

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