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DOJ/EOIR RIN: 1125-AB37 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals 
Abstract:

This interim final rule ("IFR") amends the Department of Justice ("Department" or "DOJ") Executive Office for Immigration Review’s ("EOIR") regulations to streamline administrative appellate review by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board" or "BIA") by amending the existing summary dismissal procedures.

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously 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: 8 U.S.C. 1103(g)    8 U.S.C. 1229a   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  02/06/2026  91 FR 5267   
Interim Final Rule Extension of Comment Period  02/27/2026  91 FR 9705   
Interim Final Rule Initial Comment Period End  03/09/2026 
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/09/2026 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period Extension End   04/01/2026 
Final Rule  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jamee E. Comans
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