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DOJ/EOIR RIN: 1125-AB34 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Reducing the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals 
Abstract:

This interim final rule amends the Department of Justice regulations relating to the organization of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board or BIA) by reducing the Board to 15 Appellate Immigration Judges. 

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1003   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301    6 U.S.C. 521    8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1154, 1155, 1158, 1182, 1226, 1229, 1229a, 1229b, 1229c, 1231, 1254a, 1255, 1324d, 1330, 1361, and 1362    28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 1746    Sec. 2 Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1950    Pub.L. 105-100, sec. 203    Pub. L. 106-386, sec. 1506 and 1510    Pub. L. 106-554, sec. 1505   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  04/14/2025  90 FR 15525   
Interim Final Rule Effective  04/14/2025 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/14/2025 
Final Action  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephanie Gorman
Acting Assistant Director, Office of Policy
Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500,
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone:703 305-0289