8 CFR 1240.6 - Postponement and adjournment of hearing.
After the commencement of the hearing, the immigration judge may grant a reasonable adjournment either at his or her own instance or, for good cause shown, upon application by the respondent or the Service.
Title 8 published on 07-Dec-2017 03:47
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 8 CFR Part 1240 after this date.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2017-26104 RIN 1125-AA25 EOIR Docket No. 180 AG Order No. 4034-2017 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Executive Office for Immigration Review Final rule. This rule is effective January 4, 2018. 8 CFR Part 1240 The Department of Justice is amending the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”) regulations governing the annual limitation on cancellation of removal and suspension of deportation decisions. The amendment eliminates certain procedures created in 1998 that were used to convert 8,000 conditional grants of suspension of deportation and cancellation of removal to outright grants before the end of fiscal year 1998. In addition, it authorizes immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) to issue final decisions denying applications, without restriction, regardless of whether the annual limitation has been reached.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2016-28590 RIN 1125-AA25 EOIR No. 180 AG Order No. 3780-2016 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Executive Office for Immigration Review Notice of proposed rulemaking. Written comments must be submitted on or before January 30, 2017. Comments received by mail will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before that date. The electronic Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) will accept comments until midnight Eastern Time at the end of that day. 8 CFR Part 1240 The Department of Justice proposes to amend the regulations of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) governing the annual statutory limitation on cancellation of removal and suspension of deportation decisions. First, the rule proposes to eliminate certain procedures created in 1998 that were used to convert 8,000 conditional grants of suspension of deportation and cancellation of removal to outright grants before the end of fiscal year 1998. The need for such procedures ceased to exist after the end of fiscal year 1998. Second, the Department proposes to authorize immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) to issue final decisions denying applications, without restriction, regardless of whether the annual limitation has been reached. This proposed amendment would decrease the high volume of reserved decisions that results when the annual limitation is reached early in the fiscal year; reduce the associated delays caused by postponing the resolution of pending cases before EOIR; and provide an applicant with knowledge of a decision in the applicant's case on or around the date of the hearing held on the applicant's suspension or cancellation application.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2015-24017 RIN 1125-AA62 EOIR Docket No. 164P A.G. Order No. 3565-2015 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Executive Office for Immigration Review Final rule. This rule is effective November 30, 2015. 8 CFR Parts 1003, 1240, and 1241 This final rule adopts, as amended, the proposed rule entitled “List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for Aliens in Immigration Proceedings.” The final rule changes the name of the “List of Free Legal Service Providers,” maintained by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), to the “List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers” (List). It enhances the eligibility requirements for providers to be included on the List. It authorizes the Director of EOIR, or his or her designee, to place providers on the List and remove them from the List. The rule also allows the public to comment on eligible applicants and requires approved providers to certify their eligibility every 3 years.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2014-21686 RIN 1125-AA62 EOIR Docket No. 164P AG Order No. 3463-2014 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Executive Office for Immigration Review Notice of proposed rulemaking. Electronic comments must be submitted and written comments must be postmarked on or before November 17, 2014. The electronic Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov will accept electronic comments submitted prior to midnight Eastern Time at the end of that day. 8 CFR Parts 1003, 1240, and 1241 This rule proposes to amend 8 CFR parts 1003, 1240, and 1241 by changing the name of the “List of Free Legal Services Providers” to the “List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers.” The rule also would enhance the eligibility requirements for organizations, private attorneys, and referral services to be included on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (List).
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2013-07252 RIN 1125-AA65 EOIR Docket No. 173 AG Order No. 3375-2013 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Executive Office for Immigration Review Final rule. This rule is effective April 29, 2013. 8 CFR Parts 1208 and 1240 This final rule adopts without substantive change the proposed rule with request for comments published in the Federal Register on October 31, 2011, and includes several non-substantive, technical corrections. The Department of Justice (Department) is amending its regulations to alter the process by which the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) forwards asylum applications for consideration by the Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Currently, EOIR forwards to DOS all asylum applications that are submitted initially in removal proceedings before an immigration judge. The final rule amends the regulations to provide for sending asylum applications to DOS on a discretionary basis. For example, EOIR may forward an application in order to ascertain whether DOS has information relevant to the applicant's eligibility for asylum. This change increases the efficiency of DOS' review of asylum applications and is consistent with similar changes already made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).