On January 13, 2021, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced the release [link] of a new comprehensive policy manual. The EOIR Policy Manual is available online [link]. Users may search for specific terms with a convenient search box on the EOIR Policy Manual’s homepage. The EOIR explains its new Policy Manual in a letter by Director James McHenry [link].

Inadmissibility and Deportability By Secretary of State Determination
A determination by the Secretary of State that the admission or continued presence of an alien in the United States would or will have adverse foreign policy consequences may render the alien inadmissible or deportable.