ICE, New Procedures for Detained Aliens with Judicial Stays of Removal (Nov. 29, 2006)

Office t<f Deren/ion (lnd Removal Operations U.S. Department of Homeland Security 425 I Street. NW Washington, DC 20536 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement NOV 29 200G MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Directors Deputy' Assistant Directors Field Office Dir~ctors Dep:uty Fiel~OffiCeDitectors FROM: SUBJECT: .... :.:. ~).\ .; .... , . "k'\.') \')..-- ..... F.'t02jes JO.hn .Director N~w Prbc " •. • " . > orDe~~i:~Aii~~wifuJUdjCi~JSf~YS of Removal The Office of Detention and Removal Operations(DRQ)~~a'~taf;pfu~'(eJnoyaJ.pe:dO'(i.duiil'lg which to remove an alien with an administrativelY rm~ Qrd,Cilr o£rem.oval.~~~INA/§241(a)(2)~ Frequently, aliens.getain~d during this period ClO:nf.jnueto havec~~sp'~Qil'lg wtlJ,~ •. fe(i~ courts regarding ~eir immigration status,' such as /jab'easc:orpu8acti~l'l~~4~etitj~ns.:fQt review.

Although these pending actions do not4psetthefina1i(yofth~,admimstratjYe:~~; the federal co~ will o~en issu~astay ofremQyalorder (staY). AjudJciallY Qtder~~sttiior removaIacts to prevent ORO from effectuatingth~ removal ofanru.i~:untifthe.i§.$\li:ng.cGurt lifts the s~y. IfDRO removes an alien whose rf)fn\.walh~s l:>ef)u~t~yedbyfed~a1;.¢():tiftQtd);:r> the agency and Gfficers may be held in contempt or face·other lega1<p~.r:4l1#es, Stays can be requested and/or granted thmughout pending federal litigation, and thus can occur in close proximity to anaHen's previously scheduled time of removal. Therefore, it is imperative that DRO maintain a notification systenlthat~ig alertru1 D~()rtation OfflF'eiS (DOs) when a stay has been issued to prevent r~ovalqfa1jen~.w:hqhBY:~b~en grlWt~{l judicial stay of removal. Given the fast-paced atlpshiftlngn~Jyreq'fiJ:Cil1t!oY'WPTOmw:~,the following policy has been created to limit the risk~faliensbelng tem6V~dw,bil~ff;:§fay i§.in effect, while liriiitingthe administrative impact (Ill DRO~ POLICY GUIDANCE These guidelines govern the processing of aliens in detention who have a judicially issued stay.

Effective immediately, all alierisin DRO custody who are granted a judicial stay will be processed as fonows: 1. Each Field Office has established an e-mail mailbox (see attached) that will receive electronic notifications ofstays from the local United States Attorneys Office (USAO) or other Department of Justice (DOJ) office handling the case in federal court. The name of the mailbox follows the following format e s. For exam b2High b2High b2High b2High www.ice,gov Subject: New Procedures for Detained"Aliens with Judicial Stays of Removal Page 2 2. Each Field Office has designated a Point of Contact (POC) (see attached) who wilL monitor the stay ~ailbox and act as a conduit for stay issues between the Field Office and the Assistant Uriited States Attorney (AUSA) or other DOJ attorney assigned to the case.

In addition, all DOs and Supervisors should have access to the mailbox to ensure daily monitoring. The POC should notify the Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer (SDDO) and DO assigned to the case of the issuance of any stay. The Field Office should inform the assigned AUSA or DO] attorney thatDRO has received notice of the stay. 3.

In the event thaJ aPQC i$ not in the office (such as for a detail or leave), there mllst always be.an alternate POC assigned to cover that period in order to ensure that any last .minute stay~report~d are acfed upon in a timely manner. , ,:Ii!, 4. When the DOleah}s a stay ()rder has issued, he or she will prepare a memorandum to file indicating that a;stay is ineftect and that the alien must n~tberemoved witliout~u:pcw;ishry v~fication that tliestay has been lifted .. A copy of this memotandumwillalso be placed on the outside front cover oft4ealien's a~ministrative file ("A"fi1 e). 5.

TIle officer will update fhe Depo n,.the b2High redefiriedAlert Cqge banner wariring that:the'subjecttlas a stay Sllpei'visPl)r verification,iliaEilie,stay ,lias beenhfted. Informatiori about the'stay ' not beremovedwitlibut b2High puJted,irito'!lp:pliS~pl~.pACSsc .'Ohargipg DocurfientSummary 1uding !he ~ase C9tl , and Court Actions b2High b2High screens. TIleoffi"cer shoUld note the,'court:that issued the stay~nd the reason gf~t~d,(~,g" .~:~th Circuif Court ofAppe~ls,· Petition for. Review").

Information ahoutDA (202) 732 a.entry can be requested by calling the DACS helpdeSk at b2High b2High DAC~) wifhthe , TIliswiIl trigger a 6. Each Field Office will ensure that all officers understand that it is th~ir ~espo~sibility'toJconfirm'that aU stays have been lifted priorto~~ched.uling a remgy!!.l. Case officer~ mllY confirm fhe existence of a penqing stay order fbrough a varietyofmeaAs~ inch,laj~gcontactingthe AUSA, the applicable court, gr through ulilization offhe court' s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, in 0~der.,~8yerifythe.cUIJentstatus of stay cases pri~r to sc~eduling •. rem(t~:!!,l. <As\1Pero~Pf l1].ust<Yenfy iliat all stays have been lifted pnqf to th,e removruof the' alien aildann als(),be:i;Joted7updaf(i1iri the b2High code§l:lould be removed uporiverification iliat ilie stay has been lifted. e. This verificatiollmust screens in DACS. The randu , and b2High b2High " " :,"" i~_",' . ' " ' . ,"' '"' The HQ Cu.~w~yf)eteffili.natiol1Uhit.(HQCDU)has prepared a list of e-mailboxes and field contaCts tofheUnited~tates'AttorneysOffi"ces.(attached). If,fhere is a question regarding a specific c~e~ .pleaseensWeJhat officers,g:)11tactthe local Office of the Chief CoUJi~eI· an!! the assigned DOJ' Attorney prior to removilli:rthe alien. .

HQ staff officersate~reviewing technological options such as utilizing the General C()Unsel. Electronic.ManagJmient Syste:il1 (GEMS) tomiriinlize the potential forhuIDatlerror. !'lowev~r, until such automated sy~te.ms are'iriplace this policy will ensure DRO achieves our objective, of not removing a1iehs,~ho hllve peen granted a needed, you may contast HQCDU via etmail at oval. frassistance is b2High Attachment M s~acl:lti~~Jj:~J~!1o.~~ Ista.rd,. N~Y" !j.~!TIQ~hir~t y-[ermoont. Connec~~cLJ!l..

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