1615-AC42 202004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review

The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (collectively, the Departments) propose to amend regulations governing the standards and procedures for making credible fear determinations or reasonable fear determinations for aliens who are subject to expedited removal, but who want to seek asylum or express a fear of persecution or torture. The Departments also propose changes to the regulations regarding applications for asylum and withholding of removal, including what must be included for a complete application, the definition of terms, the procedures for adjudicating those claims, factors relevant for the exercise of discretion, and the standards for finding an asylum application frivolous.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Other 8 CFR 235 8 CFR 208 8 CFR 1208 8 U.S.C. 1158 8 U.S.C. 1225 8 U.S.C. 1231 and 1231 (note) No NPRM 06/15/2020 85 FR 36264 NPRM Comment Period End 07/15/2020 No None No No No 1125-AA94 Related to 1100 Department of Justice DOJ Joint 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