Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements
EOIR Issues Policy Memo on Pretermission of Legally Insufficient Asylum Applications
On 4/11/25, EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 25-28 to provide guidance on the legal standards related to the pretermission of a legally insufficient application for asylum. Among other things, the policy memo states that adjudicators may properly consider pretermission of a legally deficient asylum application, though the ultimate decision on pretermission remains with the presiding adjudicator.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 25041116.