1.2: Caseload Management
Implement improved caseload management practices. Other Information:
EOIR’s caseload has changed significantly over the past few years. For several years, the caseloads for OCIJ and BIA increased
sharply, before beginning to stabilize. EOIR will consider these changes in workload, establish better methods to project
future workload, and adjust resources accordingly. Additionally, EOIR will refine its current caseload management practices
to ensure that cases move through the system as efficiently as possible. EOIR’s leadership will review current staffing and
workload to determine if resources are distributed appropriately and, based on this workforce analysis, redistribute resources
as necessary to maximize output of all components. EOIR staff will continue to work in conjunction with DHS to develop models
to improve predictions of immigration court workload so that EOIR can make appropriate budget requests. The volume, nature,
and geographic concentration of EOIR’s caseload is, to a great extent, tied directly to the initiatives undertaken by DHS.
It is therefore critical that EOIR work closely with DHS to coordinate new budget initiatives and to ensure that resources
are allocated to achieve optimal results. In addition, managers will continue to evaluate and implement various caseload management
techniques. The courts will continue to systematically reduce the number of cases pending longer than one year; the Board
will ensure that all cases that meet the criteria for single Board member decision are decided in that manner; the Board also
will ensure that three Board member panels are provided the necessary resources to adjudicate the cases meeting the appropriate
criteria. Measure: Clearance ratio for OCIJ (cases completed divided by cases received). Measure: Clearance ratio for BIA
(appeals completed divided by appeals received).
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