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DOJ/EOIR RIN: 1125-AB33 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Clarification Regarding Bars to Eligibility During Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review 
Abstract:

On December 27, 2024, the Department of Justice (Department) issued an interim final rule (IFR), 89 FR 105392, which made a technical amendment to Department regulations to clarify that Immigration Judges’ de novo review of asylum officers’ credible fear and reasonable fear determinations shall, where relevant, include review of the asylum officer’s application of any bars to asylum or withholding of removal under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, as well as other clarifying technical changes related to credible and reasonable fear processes.  The Department solicited public comment on the IFR and intends to issue a final rule.

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1003    8 CFR 1208   
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    Title VII of PL 110-229    PL 115-218   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  12/27/2024  89 FR 105392   
Final Action  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
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