Administrative Appeals Office : Office Updates and Regulatory Changes Listening Session
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited you to participate in a stakeholder teleconference and listening session on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) regarding recent developments relating to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and appeals processing.
During the first part of this engagement, USCIS provided AAO program updates. The second part of the engagement included a listening session in which individual stakeholders provided feedback on areas of potential regulatory reforms and improvements to appeals processing. USCIS is exploring options to update, clarify, and simplify current DHS regulations for appeals and motions, including the scope of the AAO’s appellate jurisdiction.