Executive Office for Immigration Review January 13, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Justice is amending its regulations governing the discipline of immigration practitioners as follows. First, the Department is removing unnecessary regulations and adding appropriate references to applicable regulations of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Second, the Department is making technical amendments to the Executive Office for Immigration Review's (EOIR) practitioner disciplinary regulations and clarifying the Department of Justice's final rule on Professional Conduct for PractitionersRules and Procedures, and Representation and Appearances, which became effective on January 20, 2009.