1125-AB20 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1125 Executive Office for Immigration Review EOIR 1100 Department of Justice DOJ Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers

On August 20, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively the "Departments") published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) 86 FR 46906 that proposed amending regulations governing the procedures for determining certain protection claims and available parole procedures for certain individuals subject to expedited removal and found to have a credible fear of persecution or torture. After a careful review of the comments received, on March 29, 2022, the Departments issued an interim final rule (rule or IFR) that responds to comments received in response to the NPRM and adopts the proposed rule with changes (87 FR 18078). Significantly, the IFR established timelines for the consideration of applications for asylum and related protection by DHS’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and, as needed, DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). The IFR also provided that DHS will refer noncitizens whose applications are denied by USCIS to EOIR for streamlined removal proceedings. The Departments solicited further public comment on the IFR, which the Departments intend to consider and address in a final rule.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No 8 CFR 208 8 CFR 212 8 CFR 235 8 CFR 1003 8 CFR 1208 8 CFR 1230 8 CFR 1235 8 CFR 1240 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) Yes NPRM 08/20/2021 86 FR 46906 Correction 10/18/2021 86 FR 57611 NPRM Comment Period End 10/19/2021 Interim Final Rule 03/29/2022 87 FR 18078 Interim Final Rule Effective 05/31/2022 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/31/2022 Final Action 07/00/2023 Undetermined Undetermined No http://regulations.gov http://regulations.gov No No 1615-AC67 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