1125-AB20 202510 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 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 aliens subject to expedited removal and found to have a credible fear of persecution or torture. On March 29, 2022, after a careful review of the comments received, the Departments issued an interim final rule (rule or IFR) that responded to comments received in response to the NPRM and adopted the proposed rule with changes. 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 aliens whose applications are not approved by USCIS to EOIR for streamlined removal proceedings. The Departments will consider whether to further modify or rescind this rulemaking.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Fully or Partially Exempt 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) No 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 Interim Final Rule 09/00/2026 Undetermined Undetermined No http://regulations.gov http://regulations.gov No No 1615-AC67 Related to 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Joint Jamee Comans E. Acting Assistant Director, Office of Policy 1125 Executive Office for Immigration Review EOIR 703 305-0289 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500, Falls Church VA 22041