[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17336-17337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06357]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Executive Office for Immigration Review


Notice of Meeting--EOIR Case & Appeals System; Immigration Court 
Online Resource

AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Executive Office for Immigration Review (``EOIR'') invites 
interested parties to attend the first of a series of public forums 
about its Access EOIR initiative. During the session, agency senior 
leadership will be available to listen to comments, compliments, and 
concerns from stakeholders regarding two of EOIR's web-based 
initiatives: EOIR Courts &

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Appeals System (``ECAS''), and Immigration Court Online Resource 
(``ICOR'').

DATES: The public forum will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, from 
2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT (ECAS session) and from 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT (ICOR 
session).

ADDRESSES: The public forum will be held online via GoToWebinar. Please 
RSVP to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 28, 2022, 
with the name(s) of the attendee(s), any relevant organization, and a 
valid email address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director, 
Office of Policy, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone (703) 305-0289.

I. Background

    EOIR is hosting the first of a series of public engagement sessions 
regarding the Access EOIR Initiative. See Executive Office for 
Immigration Review, EOIR Announces ``Access EOIR'' Initiative: Agency 
Launches New Counsel and Training Programs (Sept. 28, 2021), available 
at https://www.justice.gov/eoir/pr/eoir-announces-access-eoir-initiative. Access EOIR is intended to improve access to pertinent 
information and resources for respondents and practitioners appearing 
before the immigration courts and general information of interest to 
the public. Two efforts of the initiative will be the focus of the 
online public forum on March 30, 2022.
    The first effort that will be addressed is ECAS, which is part of 
an overarching information technology modernization effort at EOIR. 
ECAS was first introduced in July 2018 to phase out paper filing and 
processing and to retain all records and case-related documents in 
electronic format. ECAS supports the full life cycle of immigration 
cases including: Electronic filing of court and appeals documents, 
processing and receiving filings, maintaining electronic Records of 
Proceedings (eROPs), preparing case information, conducting a hearing, 
and adjudicating appeals. ECAS is now fully implemented at all 
immigration courts and adjudication centers and at the Board of 
Immigration Appeals, and as of February 11, 2022, DHS and all attorneys 
and fully accredited representatives are required to electronically 
file documents in all cases eligible for electronic filing. 8 CFR 
1003.2(g)(4), 1003.31(a); see also Executive Office for Immigration 
Review Electronic Case Access and Filing, 86 FR 70708 (Dec. 13, 2021) 
(final rule implementing mandatory electronic filing in eligible 
cases).
    The second system that will be addressed is ICOR, which is a web-
based and mobile friendly tool that provides respondents, 
practitioners, and other interested parties with a centralized location 
for resources pertaining to immigration proceedings before EOIR. ICOR 
provides information to help respondents learn about and prepare for 
immigration proceedings, including a tool to access general information 
about the forms of relief and protection from removal. ICOR also 
provides information for practitioners, including information on 
practice before EOIR's adjudicators. Currently, ICOR is available in 
English, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Punjabi.

II. Agenda

    From 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT on March 30, 2022, members of the public 
are invited to provide feedback on ECAS and its recent implementation 
nationwide. Feedback that would be most useful to the agency would 
include comments--either positive or negative--related to the ECAS user 
experience, along with any suggestions for improvements to ECAS now 
that its functionalities have been fully implemented.
    From 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT on March 30, 2022, members of the public 
are invited to provide feedback on ICOR. The agency similarly welcomes 
all feedback from the public, whether positive or negative, regarding 
the utility and functionality of ICOR, along with any suggestions for 
changes or improvements to ICOR.

Public Participation

    This meeting is open to all members of the public who RSVP to 
[email protected] by 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 28, 2022, with the 
name(s) of the attendee(s), any relevant organization, and a valid 
email address. EOIR will send webinar information and an agenda to 
those who RSVP. Attendance for this program will be limited to 500 
participants.
    In addition, EOIR welcomes written feedback from the public on 
these topics. Written submissions are due no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT 
on Friday, April 29, 2022.
    All media inquiries should be directed to the Communications and 
Legislative Affairs Division at [email protected].

Lauren Alder Reid,
Assistant Director, Office of Policy, Executive Office for Immigration 
Review.
[FR Doc. 2022-06357 Filed 3-25-22; 8:45 am]
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