Chief, Immigration Law Division, Office of Policy

1125-AB25 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; Persecutor Bar

The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security ("the Departments") are proposing to amend their respective regulations governing asylum eligibility. First, the Departments propose to modify the regulations regarding the burden of proof to codify standards pursuant to case law and statute. Second, the Departments propose to modify the regulations regarding the persecutor bar to include provisions addressing duress, lack of knowledge, and general principles.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No 8 CFR 208.13 8 CFR 1208.13 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 ... No NPRM 03/00/2024 EOIR Docket No. 022-0012 No None No http://regulations.gov http://regulations.gov No No 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