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            <NAME>Executive Office for Immigration Review</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
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<p>This rule amends the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) regulations relating to the organization of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) by adding two additional BIA member positions, thereby expanding the BIA to 23 members.</p>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>6 U.S.C. 521</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1154 and 1155, 1158</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 U.S.C. 509 and 510</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/01/2020</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>85 FR 18105</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/01/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_DATE>05/01/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Raechel</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Horowitz</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief, Immigration Law Division, Office of Policy</TITLE>
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                    <NAME>Executive Office for Immigration Review</NAME>
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                <PHONE>703 305-0289</PHONE>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1800,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041</ZIP>
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