Seal of the Executive Office for Immigration Review
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Formed | January 9, 1983 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
Headquarters | Falls Church, Virginia |
Employees | 1,582 (2014) |
Annual budget | $304.569 million |
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Parent agency | United States Department of Justice |
Website | Executive Office for Immigration Review |
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. 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 EOIR.
The chief function of EOIR is to conduct removal proceedings, which are administrative proceedings to determine the removability of individuals in the United States. Removal proceedings are conducted in immigration courts. As of September 28, 2016, there are fifty-eight immigration courts throughout the United States.