EOIR Issues Policy Memo Rescinding and Canceling Director’s Memo on Administrative Closure

On 4/18/25, EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 25-29 rescinding and canceling the 11/22/21 Director’s Memorandum (DM) 22-03, “Administrative Closure,” which provided guidance on the use of administrative closure by EOIR adjudicators. The policy memo notes that a subsequent rulemaking issued on 5/29/24, “Efficient Case and Docket Management in Immigration Proceedings,” superseded that DM and rendered it unnecessary, and states that many of the assertions in that DM were either factually or legally dubious.

Related Resources

• EOIR Final Rule on Efficient Case and Docket Management in Immigration Proceedings (89 FR 46742, 5/29/24)