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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AB57 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Classification of Adopted Aliens as Children of United States Citizens Based on Adoptions That Are Not Governed by the Hague Convention  
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations relating to intercountry adoptions in cases that are not governed by the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, signed at The Hague on May 29, 1993 (Convention). First, the rule proposes amendments to the rules governing adoption cases under section 101(b)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act). Second, it also proposes amendments to the rules governing the immigration of alien orphans under section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Act. These amendments are needed to clarify the rules for both case types, and to incorporate into the regulations recent statutory amendments. For the orphan cases, these amendments will also improve the ability to assure the protection of the best interests of alien orphans whose adoption is sought by U.S. citizens. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 204    8 CFR 299   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1151    8 USC 1153 and 1154    8 USC 1182    8 USC 1186a    8 USC 1255    8 USC 1641   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2008    
NPRM Comment Period End  02/00/2009    
Additional Information: CIS No. 2406-07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Michael Valverde
Branch Chief, Children's Issues
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Room 3214, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, Suite 3300, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1663
Email: michael.valverde@dhs.gov