Motions To Reopen and Reconsider; Effect of Departure; Stay of Removal

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• Document number: 2020-25912
• Type: Proposed Rule
• Published: November 27, 2020
• Comments close: December 28, 2020
• Agency: Justice Department; Executive Office for Immigration Review

Official abstract

The Department of Justice ("Department") proposes to amend Executive Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR") regulations governing the filing and adjudication of motions to reopen and reconsider and to add regulations governing requests for discretionary stays of removal.

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