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DOJ/EOIR RIN: 1125-AB08 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Security Bars and Processing 
Abstract:

On December 23, 2020, DHS and DOJ (collectively, the Departments) published a final rule entitled 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 27, 2024, the rule’s effective date was delayed until December 31, 2025. The Departments will make technical updates to the regulatory text that was amended in the December 23, 2020, rule.

 
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 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208    8 CFR 1003    8 CFR 1208    8 CFR 1235   
Legal Authority: 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   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
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   
Effective Date Delayed Until  12/31/2024 
Delay of Effective Date  12/27/2024  89 FR 105386   
Interim Final Rule  12/00/2025 
Additional Information: EOIR Docket No. 20-0012
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1615-AC57  Related Agencies: Joint: DHS; 
Agency Contact:
Stephanie Gorman
Acting Assistant Director, Office of Policy
Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500,
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone:703 305-0289