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DOJ/INS RIN: 1115-AF14 Publication ID: Spring 1999 
Title: Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for Certain Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former Soviet Bloc Countries 
Abstract: On November 19, 1997, President Clinton signed the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), enacted as title 2 of Pub. L. No. 105-100, 111 Stat. 2160, 2193 (1997) (as amended by Technical Corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, Pub. L. 105-139, Stat. 2644, (1997)). Section 203 of NACARA provides that certain Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and nationals of former soviet Bloc countries are eligible to apply for cancellation of removal under the standards for suspension of deportation that existed prior to enactment of the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). To implement the new cancellation of removal provisions efficiently and expeditiously, the Attorney General has decided to integrate adjudication of cancellation of removal requests into the affirmative asylum process. Traditionally, only immigration judges have had authority to grant suspension of deportation and, after implementation of IIRIRA, cancellation of removal, to eligible aliens in the context of deportation or removal proceedings. The proposed rule authorizes asylum officers to grant cancellation of removal under section 203 of NACARA to certain qualified aliens who have asylum applications pending with the Service, and to their qualified dependents. The rule also sets forth the process for the new adjudication program. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 204    8 CFR 208    8 CFR 299   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552    5 USC 552a    8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1158    8 USC 1182    8 USC 1186a    8 USC 1201b    8 USC 1224    8 USC 1225    8 USC 1226    8 USC 1227    8 USC 1251    8 USC 1252 note    8 USC 1252a   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM (INS No. 1915-98)  11/24/1998  63 FR 64895   
NPRM Comment Period End (INS No. 1915-98)  01/25/1999  63 FR 64895   
Final Rule  06/00/1999    
Additional Information: INS No. 1915-98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Lori Scialabba
Deputy Chief, Asylum Division
3rd Floor, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1625
Fax:202 272-1687
Email: joanna.ruppel@dhs.gov