{"id":10686,"date":"2023-10-03T03:09:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T03:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencardguys.com\/?p=10686"},"modified":"2025-06-13T06:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T06:48:09","slug":"eoir-prosecutorial-discretion-sept-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencardguys.com\/es\/eoir-prosecutorial-discretion-sept-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutorial Discretion Memo from EOIR: Key Insights &#8211; Sept 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10686\" class=\"elementor elementor-10686\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2820657 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2820657\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44714c36\" data-id=\"44714c36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340d45d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"340d45d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3 data-block-id=\"block-1621f429-d59a-4be6-a9b4-4dce44c228cc\"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Montserrat, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 39px\"><b>Prosecutorial Discretion Memo from EOIR Immigration Court [September 28, 2023] <\/b><\/span><\/font><\/h3><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76406e34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76406e34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25a41613\" data-id=\"25a41613\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa3954d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5aa3954d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d854d75 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d854d75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc2a8f8\" data-id=\"bc2a8f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5adf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee5adf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-block-id=\"block-85bfd092-cc44-4059-ada7-547fd57f8ec9\"><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-65890017-6f35-4b59-80eb-bb2ce5782cbe\"><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-b3f182a1-6f2a-4b8c-814d-9a4581fb26af\">There has been some major wins and some cases where there has been a long delay of the attorneys with Department of Homeland Security to the extent that they do not answer us private attorneys. There has also been courts (meaning judges) who overruled the prosecutorial discretion exercised by the Department Homeland Security and took it in their &#8220;own hands&#8221; to keep the case active in court. Therefore, the Director of EOIR, David Neal, finally issued out his own memo to the judges. It makes sense for judges to grant dismissals of cases where the individual is not a threat to anyone. There are thousands of cases who do not fit the three enforcement priorities.<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-1ce364b6-45a8-4031-8d91-f4503439866b\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-d5cb3277-f6e7-4527-81cf-404c362704a1\">Click here for the <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/eoir\/book\/file\/1596081\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">memo<\/a>.<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-c2886086-cc6a-4389-a0a7-ed029d49df13\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-c607314f-65ee-4501-99fe-a2250a0c9184\">The cases where a person has been ordered removed previously are the ones that have no movement. The Mayorkas memo and Doyle memo stated that people with prior removal orders are able to get their case reopened yet the court or DHS have not actually done anything.<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-a2034ff8-2f89-4242-b2b8-3e9aba61536f\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-5130d683-3daa-4172-9aee-4aa16108344e\">We have had significant success with active cases where there was an upcoming court hearing and the client has a spouse who is a United States citizen (born or naturalized) or a Legal permanent resident.<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-95330802-4e62-46c7-80cd-8d112d6fae3d\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-00db5d9e-de1c-42ce-a2ec-b078075b7ed3\">Secretary Mayorkas&#8217;s <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2023\/06\/23\/statement-secretary-mayorkas-regarding-supreme-court-decision-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released a short statement<\/a> after the Supreme Court decision in June 2023 allowing the Executive Branch to follow through with their own enforcement priorities without input from States. That was obvious, but unfortunately, a lawsuit had to take place for Texas and some conservative states to see if they can intrude on Executive authority.<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-474806ed-7cb6-4cdb-bb12-05dc067480ac\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ql-blockquote-container\"><blockquote class=\"ql-quote\" data-block-id=\"block-25a2c600-72f0-4fb1-9e80-fbec6d99d0d3\">\u201cWe applaud the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling. DHS looks forward to reinstituting these Guidelines, which had been effectively applied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to focus limited resources and enforcement actions on those who pose a threat to our national security, public safety, and border security. The Guidelines enable DHS to most effectively accomplish its law enforcement mission with the authorities and resources provided by Congress.&#8221;<\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-f2bfe4f8-dac7-4608-b316-219b0a7d3f30\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-fe320eab-2071-41de-bad0-05c1d282e968\">DHS FAQ page states the following:<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-385db52a-3a57-4112-b491-a7d45a6a306c\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ql-blockquote-container\"><blockquote class=\"ql-quote\" data-block-id=\"block-571356f9-e8d9-4235-afcc-a0f473648baf\">On June 10, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in\u00a0<em>Texas v. United States<\/em>, 606 F. Supp. 3d 437 (S.D. Tex. June 10, 2022), vacated DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas&#8217;s\u00a0<em><a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/doclib\/news\/guidelines-civilimmigrationlaw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Sept. 30, 2021) (September 2021 Memorandum). Following this order, OPLA attorneys stopped applying the September 2021 Memorandum and sections of the Doyle Memorandum that rely on the priority enforcement framework established by the September 2021 Memorandum when making prosecutorial discretion determinations or for any other purpose. On June 23, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court, in\u00a0<em>United States v. Texas<\/em>, 143 S. Ct. 1964 (2023), issued an opinion reversing the decision of the district court. As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s decision, DHS and OPLA are reinstituting the September 2021 Memorandum and the Doyle Memorandum in their <strong>entirety<\/strong>.<\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-f073c2b6-d23f-4ea4-9732-e35779d4d981\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-ebebd533-8324-414d-a082-664a8f8eec56\">If you have an order of removal or an active case and looking if your case has a possibility of getting it dismissed so you can finally file get resident status, you can call Ting Law Group at 346-770-3665.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd788f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fd788f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutorial Discretion Memo from EOIR Immigration Court [September 28, 2023] There has been some major wins and some cases where there has been a long delay of the attorneys with Department of Homeland Security to the extent that they do not answer us private attorneys. 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