§ 521. Legal status of EOIR

Type Statute

Publication 2026-03-26

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Department United States Congress

Source OLRC

§ 521. Legal status of EOIR

(a) 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. Existence of EOIR There is in the Department of Justice the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which shall be subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General under section 1103(g) of title 8.

(Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1101, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2273.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1104, as added by Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 105(a)(3), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531, provided that: “The provisions of this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 1101–1104) of title XI of Pub. L. 107–296, enacting this part and amending section 1103 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality] shall take effect on the date of the transfer of functions from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to officials of the Department of Homeland Security [functions transferred Mar. 1, 2003]”.

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