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Recommendation Details
Text of Recommendation
Expand the EOIR Court & Appeals System (ECAS) to all immigration courts, and continue to pursue efforts to make ECAS mandatory. Until ECAS is fully deployed, EOIR should consider whether it can continue permitting email filings without increasing the risk to staff during the pandemic. In particular, EOIR should assess the feasibility of having staff scan paper filings into electronic files rather than print emailed filings and whether this would reduce the need for staff to report to work in person. If EOIR permits email filings, EOIR should ensure that users receive confirmation of receipt of filing and are not unfairly restricted by page limits during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in all courts that do not have ECAS.
Recommendation Number
2
Recommendation Status
Open
Significant Recommendation
No
Recommendation Questioned Costs
$0
Recommendation Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Information
Accurate as of February 29, 2024. Also available on the DOJ OIG's website at the following link.
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