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6 U.S.C. § 521

Legal status of EOIR

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(a) 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. Existence of EOIR

There is in the Department of Justice the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which shall be subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General under section 1103(g) of title 8.

(Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1101, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2273.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1104, as added by Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 105(a)(3), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531, provided that: “The provisions of this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 1101–1104) of title XI of Pub. L. 107–296, enacting this part and amending section 1103 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality] shall take effect on the date of the transfer of functions from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to officials of the Department of Homeland Security [functions transferred Mar. 1, 2003]”.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: Jordany Pierre-Paul v. William Barr, U. S. Atty Ge, 930 F.3d 684 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Jordany Pierre-Paul v. William Barr, U. S. Atty Ge, 930 F.3d 684 (5th Cir. 2019). “5 Although 6 U.S.C. § 521 (a) places the Executive Office of Immigration Review "subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General under [ 8 U.”
Pankajkumar Patel v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 971 F.3d 1258 (11th Cir. 2020). “7 See 6 U.S.C. § 521 (establishing the EOIR); 8 U.”
J-f-f, 23 I. & N. Dec. 912 (BIA 2006). “2135 , 2273 (codified at 6 U.S.C. § 521 (Supp. II 2002)) (providing for direction and regulation by the Attorney General under section 103(g) of the Act, 8 U.”
Kaufman v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1334 (D.C. Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “0 , and "shall be subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General under section 1103 of the [Act]," 6 U.S.C. § 521 (a). The Homeland Security Act amends 8 U.”
United States v. Leon-Gonzalez, 351 F. Supp. 3d 1026 (W.D. Tex. 2018). “As such, Congress has said that the Executive Office of Immigration Review is "subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General," 6 U.S.C. § 521 (a) (2018), including regulations promulgated by the Attorney General.”
Xing Yang v. Eric Holder, Jr., 770 F.3d 294 (4th Cir. 2014). “See 6 U.S.C. § 521 ; 8 U.S.C. § 1103 (g). The EOIR encompasses the BIA and a host of immigration judges.”
United States v. Erazo-Diaz, 353 F. Supp. 3d 867 (D. Ariz. 2018). “Pursuant to 6 U.S.C. § 521 (a)(2018), the Executive Office of Immigration Review is "subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General".”
Fortunato Amador Duenas v. Merrick Garland, 78 F.4th 1069 (9th Cir. 2023). “See 6 U.S.C. § 521 . DUENAS V. GARLAND 9 she enjoys the power to appoint them.”
Grewal v. Ashcroft, 301 F. Supp. 2d 692 (N.D. Ohio 2004). “6 U.S.C. § 521 and 8 U.S.C. § 1421 (a). Accordingly, Attorney General John Ashcroft is a proper defendant; U.”
Pankajkumar Patel v. U.S. Attorney Gen., No. 17-10636 (11th Cir. Aug. 19, 2020). “7 See 6 U.S.C. § 521 (establishing the EOIR); 8 U.”
United States v. Moreno-Mendoza, 386 F. Supp. 3d 765 (W.D. Tex. 2019). “As such, Congress has said that the Executive Office of Immigration Review is "subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General," 6 U.S.C. § 521 (a) (2018), including regulations promulgated by the Attorney General.”
United States v. Eligio-Rodriguez, 386 F. Supp. 3d 774 (W.D. Tex. 2019). “As such, Congress has said that the Executive Office of Immigration Review is "subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General," 6 U.S.C. § 521 (a) (2018), including regulations promulgated by the Attorney General.”
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