Rule2026-03932
Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
February 27, 2026
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Justice DepartmentExecutive Office for Immigration Review
Abstract
On February 6, 2026, the Executive Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR") published in the Federal Register the interim final rule ("IFR") "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals" with comments originally due March 9, 2026. This document extends the deadline for written comments to April 8, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03932]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Executive Office for Immigration Review
8 CFR Parts 1003, 1208, and 1240
[Docket No. EOIR-26-AB37; Dir. Order No. 03-2026]
RIN 1125-AB37
Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Interim final rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On February 6, 2026, the Executive Office for Immigration
Review (``EOIR'') published in the Federal Register the interim final
rule (``IFR'') ``Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration
Appeals'' with comments originally due March 9, 2026. This document
extends the deadline for written comments to April 8, 2026.
DATES: The comment period for the IFR published February 6, 2026, at 91
FR 5267, is extended. Comments must be received by EOIR no later than
April 8, 2026.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to provide comments regarding this rulemaking,
you must submit your comments, identified by the agency name and
reference RIN 1125-AB37 or EOIR Docket No. EOIR-26-AB37, by one of the
two methods below.
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the website instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Paper comments that duplicate an electronic
submission are unnecessary. If you wish to submit a paper comment in
lieu of electronic submission, please direct the mail/shipment to:
Jamee E. Comans, Acting Assistant Director, Office of Policy, Executive
Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500, Falls
Church, VA 22041. To ensure proper handling, please reference the
agency name and RIN 1125-AB37 or EOIR Docket No. EOIR-26-AB37 on your
correspondence. Mailed items must be postmarked or otherwise indicate a
shipping date on or before the submission deadline.
A summary of this rule may be found in the docket for this
rulemaking at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamee E. Comans, Acting Assistant
Director, Office of Policy, Executive Office for Immigration Review,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500, Falls Church, VA 22041; telephone (703)
305-0289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 6, 2026, EOIR published in the
Federal Register the IFR titled ``Appellate Procedures for the Board of
Immigration Appeals'', 91 FR 5267, which amended Department of Justice
regulations to streamline administrative appellate review by the Board
of Immigration Appeals (``Board'') of decisions by Immigration Judges
by making review of such decisions on the merits discretionary, by
setting appropriate times for briefing in cases that are reviewed on
the merits, and by streamlining other aspects of the appellate process
to ensure timely adjudications and avoid adding to the already sizeable
backlog at the Board. Additionally, the IFR made various technical and
non-substantive changes to the Department's regulations.
As explained in the IFR, it is exempt from the Administrative
Procedure Act's notice-and-comment requirements. See 91 FR 5274-75.
However, in response to a request from a group of interested
organizations, and to allow for commenters to have additional time to
review and submit comments, the EOIR Director, by authority delegated
to him by Attorney General Order Number 6260-2025, is extending the
comment period for this rule (RIN 1125-AB37) by 30 days.
Daren K. Margolin,
Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-03932 Filed 2-26-26; 8:45 am]
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