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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1615</CODE>
            <NAME>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USCIS</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>1600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
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<p>On December 23, 2020, DHS and the DOJ (collectively, the Departments) published a final rule entitled Security Bars and Processing to clarify that the danger to the security of the United States statutory bar to eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal encompasses certain emergency public health concerns and make certain other changes. As of December 28. 2022, the rule&rsquo;s effective date was delayed until December 31, 2024. The Departments plan to propose modification or withdrawal of the December 23, 2020, rule.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>8 CFR 208</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 1208</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRIRA”), Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009, sec. 604(a) (codified at INA 208(b)(2)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(C))</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>INA 241(b)(3)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (“FARRA”), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-822, sec. 2242 (1998)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>INA 235(b), 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/09/2020</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>85 FR 41201</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/10/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/23/2020</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>85 FR 84160</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/22/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/25/2021</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>86 FR 6847</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule; Effective Date Delayed Until</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/22/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/22/2021</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>86 FR 15069</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/21/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective Date Delayed Until</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/31/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/28/2021</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>86 FR 73615</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/28/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective Date Delayed Until</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/31/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/28/2022</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>87 FR 79789</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/27/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective Date Delayed Until</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/31/2024</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>https://www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>https://www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <RIN>1125-AB08</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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                <RIN>1615-AC69</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1125</CODE>
                    <NAME>Executive Office for Immigration Review</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>EOIR</ACRONYM>
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                <AGENCY_RELATION>Joint</AGENCY_RELATION>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Rená</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Cutlip-Mason</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief, Division of Humanitarian Affairs</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1615</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USCIS</ACRONYM>
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                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5900 Capital Gateway Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Camp Springs</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20746</ZIP>
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