Organization, jurisdiction, and powers of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 8

(a)(1) (2) (i) The Chairman, subject to the supervision of the Director, shall direct, supervise, and establish internal operating procedures and policies of the Board. The Chairman shall have authority to: (A) Issue operational instructions and policy, including procedural instructions regarding the implementation of new statutory or regulatory authorities; (B) Provide for appropriate training of Board members and staff on the conduct of their powers and duties; (C) Direct the conduct of all employees assigned to the Board to ensure the efficient disposition of all pending cases, including the power, in his discretion, to set priorities or time frames for the resolution of cases; to direct that the adjudication of certain cases be deferred, to regulate the assignment of Board members to cases, and otherwise to manage the docket of matters to be decided by the Board; (D) Evaluate the performance of the Board by making appropriate reports and inspections, and take corrective action where needed; (E) Adjudicate cases as a Board member; and (F) Exercise such other authorities as the Director may provide. (ii) The Chairman shall have no authority to direct the result of an adjudication assigned to another Board member or to a panel; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the management authority of the Chairman under paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section. (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) [Reserved] (b) (1) Decisions of Immigration Judges in exclusion cases,

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 8:§ 1003.1