(a) Venue shall lie at the Immigration Court where jurisdiction vests pursuant to § 1003.14.
(b) The Immigration Judge, for good cause, may change venue only upon motion by one of the parties, after the charging document has been filed with the Immigration Court. The Immigration Judge may grant a change of venue only after the other party has been given notice and an opportunity to respond to the motion to change venue.
(c) No change of venue shall be granted without identification of a fixed street address, including city, state and ZIP code, where the respondent/applicant may be reached for further hearing notification.
[57 FR 11572, Apr. 6, 1992, as amended at 60 FR 34089, June 30, 1995; 62 FR 10332, Mar. 6, 1997]
authority: 5 U.S.C. 301;
6 U.S.C. 521;
8 U.S.C. 1101,
1103,
1154,
1155,
1158,
1182,
1226,
1229,
1229a,
1229b,
1229c,
1231,
1254a,
1255,
1324d,
1330,
1361,
1362;
28 U.S.C. 509,
510,
1746; sec. 2 Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1950; 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1002; section 203 of Pub. L. 105-100, 111 Stat. 2196-200; sections 1506 and 1510 of Pub. L. 106-386, 114 Stat. 1527-29, 1531-32; section 1505 of Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763A-326 to -328
source: Redesignated at 68 FR 9830, Feb. 28, 2003.
cite as: 8 CFR 1003.20