How to File a 274B Complaint

FILING UNFAIR IMMIGRATION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES COMPLAINTS

Guidance in filing a complaint alleging an unfair immigration-related employment practice.

Please answer the following question:

I filed a charge with the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER).

____ YES   or   ____ NO

If you answered NO to this question, and have not filed a charge with IER, you need to contact them before filing a complaint with us. Go to the last page of the complaint format/questionnaire for IER's address and telephone numbers. Click the button below to go to the complaint format/questionnaire. If you prefer, go to IER's home page.

If you answered YES to this question and have filed a charge with IER, and wish to file a complaint with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, you must complete a complaint/questionnaire. Click the button below to download a complaint format/questionnaire.

According to the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer's rules of practice and procedure for proceedings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) (See 28 C.F.R. § Part 68):

Except for the complaint/questionnaire, the charge form, and the IER letter stating you can now file your own complaint with OCAHO, please do not send any other documentation or information at this time. If necessary, additional documents and information may be presented to, and accepted by, the ALJ who will be assigned to your case.

Please remember that if you wish to file a complaint with this office, it is very important that you file the complaint within 90 days from the date you received the letter from IER stating you can now file your own complaint with OCAHO.

Please be advised that under the law, in any complaint alleging an unfair immigration-related employment practice, an ALJ may allow a prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee, if the losing party's argument is without reasonable foundation in law and fact. Please note that neither the Department of Justice nor this office will provide you with legal representation in this proceeding.

Click here to download Form EOIR-58 (complaint format/questionnaire)

Spanish Language Instructions for Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices Complaint Form

English Language Instructions for Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices Complaint Form

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