1615-AC49 202204 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperative Agreements for Asylum Under the Immigration and Nationality Act

On November 19, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adopted an interim final rule (IFR or rule) that modified existing regulations providing for the implementation of recent Asylum Cooperative Agreements, agreements formed between the United States and foreign countries that commit to adjudicating the asylum claims of noncitizens removed to those countries.  The IFR solicited public comments on this action.  The Departments are planning to rescind or modify the November 2019 rule.  This rulemaking is consistent with Executive Order 14010 (Feb. 2, 2021).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 8 CFR 208 8 CFR 1003 8 CFR 1208 8 CFR 1240 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 title VII of Pub. L. 110–229 ... No Interim Final Rule 11/19/2019 84 FR 63994 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/19/2019 Final Rule 01/00/2023 No No Federal No No http://www.regulations.gov http://www.regulations.gov No Yes 1125-AA98 Related to 1125 Executive Office for Immigration Review EOIR Joint Rena Cutlip-Mason Chief, Division of Humanitarian Affairs, OP&S 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs MD 20746