Government Organization and Agencies Flashcards
What immigration agencies does the Department of Justice house?
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
What immigration agencies does DHS house?
- USCIS (AAO is within USCIS)
- CBP
- ICE
What is USCIS responsible for?
- processes affirmative immigration applications
- adjudicates refugee, asylee, and naturalization petitions
- issues grants or denials of work authorization
What is CBP responsible for?
- Enforcing immigration and customs laws near the borders
- Training Border Patrol agents
- Can question, investigate, and detain people at ports of entry
- determining applications for some non-immigrant visas
What is ICE responsible for?
- investigating and enforcing immigration and customs laws within the US
- in charge of detention
- in charge of deportations
- represents US government in immigration proceedings
What is EOIR responsible for?
- adjudicating immigration cases (immigration court)
What is the BIA responsible for?
- Hearing immigration case appeals
What is the AAO responsible for?
- Reviewing denials of USCIS applications.
- Limited to certain types of applications - (including I-601, I-212, I-360, I-918 among others)
Where is the agency information listed on a receipt notice?
- The top of the receipt lists the agency
- Some receipts list the field office location at the bottom (ex: USCIS receipts)
Note - Will have receipt number as well
What are the sources of immigration law?
Statute
Regulations (including form instructions)
Memos
Administrative court decisions (EOIR/AAO/BIA)
Article III Federal Courts
Executive orders
What part of immigration proceedings are housed in the judicial branch?
Federal Courts
What part of immigration proceedings are housed in the executive branch?
All parts of proceedings except federal court appeals.
