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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>On October 12, 2023, the Department of Justice (Department) issued an interim final rule (IFR), 88 FR 70586, amending the regulations governing the Executive Office for Immigration Review's Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) to provide for administrative review of decisions and orders issued by OCAHO Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in cases arising under section 274B of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA or the Act), as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1324b, including the possibility for review by the Attorney General.&nbsp; The Department solicited public comment on the IFR, which the Department intends to consider and address in a final rule.</p>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Not subject to, not significant</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>28 CFR 68</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 301, 554</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1103, 1324a, 1324b, and 1324c</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 U.S.C. 509</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_DATE>10/12/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
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        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>http://regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
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        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Stephanie</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Gorman</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Acting Assistant Director, Office of Policy</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1125</CODE>
                    <NAME>Executive Office for Immigration Review</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>EOIR</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>703 305-0289</PHONE>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041</ZIP>
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