6 U.S.C. § 521

§521. Legal status of EOIR

Edition 2024

U.S.C. Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY
6 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY

CHAPTER 1 - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION

SUBCHAPTER XI - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONS

Part A - Executive Office for Immigration Review

Sec. 521 - Legal status of EOIR

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§521. Legal status of EOIR

(a) 1 Existence of EOIR
There is in the Department of Justice the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which shall be subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General under section 1103(g) of title 8.

(Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, §1101, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2273.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date
Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, §1104, as added by Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, §105(a)(3), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531, provided that: "The provisions of this subtitle [subtitle A (§§1101–1104) of title XI of Pub. L. 107–296, enacting this part and amending section 1103 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality] shall take effect on the date of the transfer of functions from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to officials of the Department of Homeland Security [functions transferred Mar. 1, 2003]".

1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.

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