EOIR Issues Policy Memo Rescinding and Canceling OPPM on Change of Venue Requests

On 4/25/25, EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 25-30 rescinding and canceling the 1/17/18 Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum (OPPM) 18-01, “Change of Venue,” which provided guidance to EOIR adjudicators regarding changes of venue in immigration court. The policy memo notes that although OPPM 18-01 contained much useful guidance, it did not anticipate EOIR’s subsequent embrace of electronic filing and further systems integration nationwide, which rendered some of its guidance outdated.