1125-AB20 202104 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1125 Executive Office for Immigration Review EOIR 1100 Department of Justice DOJ Procedures for Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection by Asylum Officers

The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) propose to amend the regulations so that individuals found to have a credible fear can have their claims for asylum, withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (statutory withholding of removal), or protection under the regulations issued pursuant to the legislation implementing the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, initially adjudicated by an asylum officer within DHS with administrative review of the decision by the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 8 CFR 208 8 CFR 235 8 CFR 1003 8 CFR 1208 8 CFR 1235 8 U.S.C. 1103(g) 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(C) 8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(5)(B) 8 U.S.C. 1225 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) No Interim Final Rule 06/00/2021 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined http://regulations.gov http://regulations.gov No Yes 1616-AC67 Related to 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