1125-AA70 201904 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1125 Executive Office for Immigration Review EOIR 1100 Department of Justice DOJ Implementation of Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008; Treatment of Unaccompanied Alien Children

The Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), is planning to propose to amend its regulations to implement section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, which provides new provisions for unaccompanied alien children in asylum and immigration proceedings. EOIR is proposing to amend its regulations to reflect that USCIS has initial jurisdiction over any asylum application filed by an unaccompanied alien child. The Department also plans to propose to add new special procedures for unaccompanied alien children in interviews before asylum officers and in proceedings before immigration judges, and revisions governing the relief of voluntary departure for unaccompanied alien children in removal proceedings.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Other 8 CFR 1001 8 CFR 1003 8 CFR 1208 8 CFR 1236 8 CFR 1240 8 CFR 1245 Pub. L. 110-457, sec. 235 112 Stat. 5044 No NPRM 08/00/2019 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS Joint Raechel Horowitz Chief, Immigration Law Division, Office of Policy 1125 Executive Office for Immigration Review EOIR 703 305-0289 pao.eoir@usdoj.gov 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1800, Falls Church VA 22041