(a) Authority. DHS counsel shall present on behalf of the government evidence material to the issues of deportability or inadmissibility and any other issues that may require disposition by the immigration judge. The duties of the DHS counsel include, but are not limited to, the presentation of evidence and the interrogation, examination, and cross-examination of the respondent or other witnesses. Nothing contained in this subpart diminishes the authority of an immigration judge to conduct proceedings under this part. The DHS counsel is authorized to appeal from a decision of the immigration judge pursuant to § 1003.38 of this chapter and to move for reopening or reconsideration pursuant to § 1003.23 of this chapter.
(b) Assignment. In a removal proceeding, DHS shall assign an attorney to each case within the provisions of § 1240.10(d), and to each case in which an unrepresented respondent is incompetent or is under 18 years of age, and is not accompanied by a guardian, relative, or friend. In a case in which the removal proceeding would result in an order of removal, DHS shall assign an attorney to each case in which a respondent's nationality is in issue. A DHS counsel shall be assigned in every case in which the Commissioner approves the submission of non-record information under § 1240.11(a)(3). In his or her discretion, whenever he or she deems such assignment necessary or advantageous, the General Counsel may assign a DHS counsel to any other case at any stage of the proceeding.
[62 FR 10367, Mar. 6, 1997. 68 FR 9838, 9840, Feb. 28, 2003, as amended at 86 FR 70724, Dec. 13, 2021]
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2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case:
M-a-m, 25 I. & N. Dec. 474 (BIA 2011).
M-a-m, 25 I. & N. Dec. 474 (BIA 2011).
“8 C.F.R. § 1240.2 (a) (2010) (“[DHS] counsel shall present on behalf of the government evidence material to the issues of deportability or inadmissibility and any other issues that may require disposition by the immigration judge.”
Lazaro v. Mukasey, 527 F.3d 977 (9th Cir. 2008).
· cites it 3× “The *981 Attorney General’s brief repeatedly acknowledges “the immigration judge’s amendment of the NTA,” and, in response to Lazaro’s argument that this was improper, cites 8 C.F.R. § 1240.2 (a) as supporting an IJ’s general authority to conduct proceedings.”
United States v. Ordoñez, 328 F. Supp. 3d 479 (D. Maryland 2018).
· cites it 3× “Indeed, 8 C.F.R. § 1240.2 (a) provides that "[DHS] counsel shall present on behalf of the government evidence material to the issues of deportability or inadmissibility and any other issues that may require disposition by the immigration judge.”
A-w, 25 I. & N. Dec. 45 (BIA 2009).
“Similarly, 8 C.F.R. § 1240.2 (b) relates to the assignment of a DHS attorney in removal proceedings under 8 C.”
Mohammed Abdelsalam v. Merrick Garland (9th Cir. 2021).
· cites it 2× “Abdelsalam also asserts that the Department of Homeland Security “was in possession of materials relevant to [his] mental competency” and failed to disclose those materials as required under 8 C.F.R. § 1240.2 (a). Although “DHS has an obligation to provide the court with…”
Lazaro v. Mukasey (9th Cir. 2008).
· cites it 3× “In this court, there is no dispute about how Lazaro’s NTA was amended. The Attorney General’s brief repeatedly acknowledges “the immigration judge’s amendment of the NTA,” and, in response to Lazaro’s argument that this was improper, cites 8 C.”
Singh v. Bondi (10th Cir. 2025).
“at 480 ; 8 C.F.R. § 1240.2 (a), there were not “specific indications that [ ] later medical records not provided to the IJ or the BIA [existed] that could have reflected a deterioration in 12 Appellate Case: 23-9598 Document: 38-1 Date Filed: 07/22/2025 Page: 13 “compels” a…”
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