EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW ISSUES RULE: REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Executive Office for Immigration Review has issued a rule called: Reducing the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 14 by Pamela Bondi, Attorney General.

Summary: This interim final rule ("IFR") amends the Department of Justice ("Department") regulations relating to the organization of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board" or "BIA") by reducing the Board to 15 members.

For more information, contact Stephanie Gorman, Acting Assistant Director, Office of Policy, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone [phone].

The full text of the rule can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg...