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Adjournment Code Explorer

A reference guide, fairly but not completely, complete and up-to-date, to the adjournment codes used in US Immigration Court (EOIR) proceedings.

These codes embed information regarding the reason that the case is being continued to a later date into the record. They can affect the results of a case; they can affect other processes outside of the EOIR, most significantly theasylum clock, a timekeeping measure that determines when an asylum seeker present in the US is eligible to receive a work permit.

49 codes shown.

Respondent Adjournments

CodeMeaningEAD Clock Effect
01

Respondent to seek representation

Tiempo adicional para buscar representación legal

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Stops
02

Preparation - respondent/attorney/representative

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Stops
5A

Hearing advanced by motion

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Neutral
7A

DHS application process - respondent initiated

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Runs
11

Other no-show by respondent/respondent's attorney or representative

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Stops
12

Other respondent/respondent's attorney/representative request

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Stops
22

Respondent or representative rejected earliest hearing

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Neutral
26

Respondent request for an in-person hearing

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Runs
30

Consolidation with family members

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Runs
36

Respondent delayed records/fingerprint check

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Stops
45

Joint request of both parties

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Runs

DHS Adjournments

CodeMeaningEAD Clock Effect
04

DHS administrative file unavailable for hearing

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Runs
5D

Hearing advanced by motion

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Neutral
09

Respondent in custody (DHS/HHS/IHP) not presented

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Runs
27

DHS request for an in-person hearing

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Runs
44

Cooperating witness/law enforcement

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Runs
47

New charge filed by DHS

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Runs
66

DHS delayed due to biometrics

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Runs
PD

Prosecutorial Discretion

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Runs

Immigration Judge Adjournments

CodeMeaningEAD Clock Effect
4C

Interpreter appeared but wrong language or dialect

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Runs
13

Insufficient time to complete hearing

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Runs
28

IJ determined an in-person hearing is necessary

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Runs
RD

Reserved decision - suspension/cancellation

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Court Administration Adjournments

CodeMeaningEAD Clock Effect
9A

Docket Management (Postpone hearing)

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Runs
9B

Docket Management (Advance hearing)

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Neutral
9C

Docket Management (Case moved/Off-Calendar)

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Runs

Operational Adjournments

CodeMeaningEAD Clock Effect
4A

Technical malfunction (not video)

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Runs
4B

Interpreter must leave

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Runs
4F

Telephonic interpreter unavailable

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Runs
7J

UAC I-589 pending at USCIS

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Runs
8A

IJ completion prior to hearing

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Stops*
8B

IJ completion at hearing

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Stops*
8C

Charging document not received

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Neutral
10

Notice sent/served incorrectly

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Runs
17

MC to IC merits hearing

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Runs
25

To allow for scheduling of priority case

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Runs
31

RC to SC merits hearing

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Runs
32

Interpreter not ordered

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Runs
33

Interpreter ordered, but FTA

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Runs
48

Interpreter appeared but disqualified

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Runs
59

Court closure/postponement

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Runs
61

Appointment of Qualified Representative

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Runs