Justice Department Bolsters Immigration Data Privacy Rules
Published Date: 8/29/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Department of Justice’s immigration office is updating rules to keep certain immigration case records extra private and protected from public changes or access. This affects people involved in immigration appeals and helps safeguard sensitive info. The changes are open for public comments before they take effect, with no new costs involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Immigration Appeal Records Shielded
If you are involved in an immigration appeal, EOIR proposes to exempt the Adjudication and Appeal Records system (JUSTICE/EOIR-001) from the Privacy Act access and amendment rules under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2). That means you may not be able to see or request changes to records in that system when they contain properly classified information or law enforcement sensitive materials.
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