The relevant government agencies that administer the U.S. immigration laws and links to resources to learn more about them.

EOIR – Executive Office of Immigration Review (Immigration Court)

• EOIR Practice Manual
• EOIR Resources for Attorneys
• EOIR Forms
• EOIR Appendixes Containing Sample Documents
  • Appendix E – Cover Pages
  • Appendix F – Cert. of Service
  • Appendix G – Cert. of Translation
  • Appendix H – Hotlines
  • Appendix I – Citations
  • Appendix J – Filing Motions
  • Appendix K – Ex. Pleading
  • Appendix L – Ex. Oral Pleading
  • Appendix M – Ex. Crm. History
  • Appendix N – Ex. Table of Contents

BIA – Board of Immigration Appeals

• Board of Immigration Appeals Precedent Decisions
• Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual
• BIA Headnote Interim Decision Chart

AAO – Administrative Appeals Office

The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) conducts administrative review of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers’ decisions regarding immigration benefit requests

• DHS/AAO/INS Decisions
• AAO Practice Manual

OPLA / OCC – Office of Principal Legal Advisor or Office of Chief Counsel

OPLA is under ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and it is the office that handles the prosecution of removal proceedings before the EOIR.

USCIS – U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the federal agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States.

• USCIS Forms
• Check Status of USCIS Case
• Find USCIS Office

USCIS Asylum Offices

Find Asylum Office
Responsible for:

• Conducting protection screenings;
• Adjudicating asylum and refugee applications; and
• Adjudicating other immigration benefits both domestically and internationally.

USCIS Application Support Centers (ASC)

Most people known these locations as where they attend their biometrics appointment to
have their fingerprints and photo taken by USCIS in connection to their immigration
application.

Find ASC Office