1615-AA59 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for T Nonimmigrant Status

The T nonimmigrant classification was created by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, Public Law 106-386. The classification was designed for eligible victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons who aid law enforcement with their investigation or prosecution of the traffickers, and who can establish that they would suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm if they were removed from the United States. The rule finalizes the interim final rule published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 92266 on December 19, 2016, which streamlined application procedures and responsibilities for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), provided guidance to the public on how to meet the requirements to obtain T nonimmigrant status, and implemented legislative amendments to the T nonimmigrant status provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Other 8 CFR 103 8 CFR 212 8 CFR 214 8 CFR 274a 8 CFR 299 5 U.S.C. 552 5 U.S.C. 552a 8 U.S.C. 1101 to 1104 8 U.S.C. 1182 8 U.S.C. 1184 8 U.S.C. 1187 8 U.S.C. 1201 8 U.S.C. 1224 to 1227 8 U.S.C. 1252 to 1252a 22 U.S.C. 7101 22 U.S.C. 7105 Pub. L. 113-4 No Interim Final Rule 01/31/2002 67 FR 4784 Interim Final Rule Effective 03/04/2002 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 04/01/2002 Interim Final Rule 12/19/2016 81 FR 92266 Interim Final Rule Effective 01/18/2017 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 02/17/2017 Final Action 12/00/2018 Transferred from RIN 1115-AG19 No No Federal Local State No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Andria Strano Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs MD 20588-0009