Executive Office for Immigration Review
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The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is an office of the United States Department of Justice
and is responsible for adjudicating immigration
cases in the United States. The EOIR oversees immigration courts in the United States through the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge. Additionally, the Board of Immigration Appeals
, which hears appeals from immigration courts, is part of the EOIR.
The chief function of the EOIR is to conduct removal proceedings
, which are administrative proceeding
s to determine the removability
of individuals in the United States. Removal proceedings are conducted in immigration courts. As of 2008, there are fifty-two immigration courts throughout the United States.
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
and is responsible for adjudicating immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
cases in the United States. The EOIR oversees immigration courts in the United States through the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge. Additionally, the Board of Immigration Appeals
Board of Immigration Appeals
The Board of Immigration Appeals is the part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review that reviews the decisions of the Immigration Courts and some decisions of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It is an administrative appellate body that is part of the United States Department...
, which hears appeals from immigration courts, is part of the EOIR.
The chief function of the EOIR is to conduct removal proceedings
Removal proceedings
Removal proceedings are administrative proceedings to determine an individual's removability under United States immigration law. Removal proceedings are typically conducted in Immigration Court by an immigration judge....
, which are administrative proceeding
Administrative proceeding
An administrative proceeding is a non-judicial determination of fault or wrong-doing and may include, in some cases, penalties of various forms. They are typically conducted by government or military institutions....
s to determine the removability
Deportation
Deportation means the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. Today it often refers to the expulsion of foreign nationals whereas the expulsion of nationals is called banishment, exile, or penal transportation...
of individuals in the United States. Removal proceedings are conducted in immigration courts. As of 2008, there are fifty-two immigration courts throughout the United States.