Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Electronic Filing
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What the document says
The Executive Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR") is implementing electronic filing and records applications for all cases before the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer ("OCAHO"). This interim final rule ("IFR") updates the relevant regulations necessary to implement these electronic filing and records applications, including by requiring certain users to file documents electronically and changing service of process methods. This IFR also includes several additional minor changes to OCAHO's rules of practice and procedure to clarify and improve upon the existing regulatory language.
Who the document names
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A requirement the document states
“However, for those cases in which one or more parties to the case have chosen not to participate in electronic filing, those parties who are enrolled in electronic filing will be required to serve electronically filed documents on parties not enrolled in electronic filing by another approved method of service, as discussed further in Section III.B of this preamble.”
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About this record
- Published
- Mar 2, 2026
- Source
- Federal Register, checked Aug 2, 2026
- Review
- Classified automatically; not reviewed by a person
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