1125-AB08 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1125 Executive Office for Immigration Review EOIR 1100 Department of Justice DOJ Asylum Eligibility and Public Health

On December 23, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice (collectively, "the Departments") published a final rule titled Security Bars and Processing to clarify that the "danger to the security of the United States" statutory bar to eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal encompasses certain emergency public health concerns and make certain other changes.  As of December 28, 2022, the rule’s effective date was delayed until December 31, 2024. The Departments plan to propose modification or withdrawal of the December 23, 2020 rule.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 8 CFR 208 8 CFR 1003 8 CFR 1208 8 CFR 1235 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1103 8 U.S.C. 1158 8 U.S.C. 1226 8 U.S.C. 1252 8 U.S.C. 1282 Pub. L. 110-229, title VII No Final Action 12/23/2020 85 FR 84160 Final Action Effective 01/22/2021 Delay of Effective Date 01/25/2021 86 FR 6847 Effective Date Delayed Until 03/22/2021 Delay of Effective Date 03/22/2021 86 FR 15069 Effective Date Delayed Until 12/31/2021 Interim Final Rule 12/28/2021 86 FR 73615 Effective Date Delayed Until 12/31/2022 Delay of Effective Date 12/28/2022 87 FR 79789 NPRM 11/00/2023 Effective Date Delayed Until 12/31/2024 EOIR Docket No. 20-0012 No None No No No No 1615-AC57 Related to 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS 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