Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-110
§521 Legal Status of Eoir
Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER XI — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONS › Part A — Executive Office for Immigration Review › § 521
Summary
Creates EOIR in DOJ; follows Attorney General under section 1103(g), title 8.
Full Legal Text
Title 6, §521
Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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]”.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
6 U.S.C. § 521
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110