On October 7, 2025, the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review announced the appointment of a new director, Daren K. Margolin.
Mr. Margolin earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1990 from New York Law School, and a Master of Political Science/National Security Studies degree in 2010 from the Israeli National Defense College and Haifa University. His experience includes serving as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge at multiple immigration courts in California; Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Adelanto, California; a military judge, prosecutor, appellate prosecutor, and defense counsel for the U.S. Marines; and staff judge advocate (general counsel) for various Marine commands.
Mr. Margolin is a member of the State Bars of California, Hawaii, New Jersey, and New York.
