1615-AC57 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Implementation of the 2020 Security Bars Final Rule; Partial Withdrawal

In December 2020, DHS and DOJ (collectively, the Departments) issued a final rule that clarified when an alien who poses a public health risk is ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal and revised their credible fear screening regulations.  After multiple delays, the rule will take effect on December 31, 2025.  However, since December 2020, the Departments have amended their credible fear regulations, complicating the codification of the 2020 rule once effective.  In this final rule, the Departments are withdrawing the 2020 rule’s credible fear amendments while leaving unaltered its substantive public health-related provisions, which will become effective as scheduled.

 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Fully or Partially Exempt 8 CFR 208 8 CFR 1208 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)) INA 241(b)(3)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B) Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (“FARRA”), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-822, sec. 2242 (1998) INA 235(b), 8 U.S.C. 1225(b) No NPRM 07/09/2020 85 FR 41201 NPRM Comment Period End 08/10/2020 Final Action 12/23/2020 85 FR 84160 Final Action Effective 01/22/2021 Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date 01/25/2021 86 FR 6847 Final Rule; Effective Date Delayed Until 03/22/2021 Interim Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date 03/22/2021 86 FR 15069 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 04/21/2021 Interim Final Rule Effective Date Delayed Until 12/31/2021 Interim Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date 12/28/2021 86 FR 73615 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 02/28/2022 Interim Final Rule Effective Date Delayed Until 12/31/2022 Interim Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date 12/28/2022 87 FR 79789 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 02/27/2023 Interim Final Rule Effective Date Delayed Until 12/31/2024 Interim Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date Until December 31, 2025 12/27/2024 89 FR 105386 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 01/27/2025 Final Rule; Partial Withdrawal and Correction 12/30/2025 90 FR 61035 No None No No https://www.regulations.gov https://www.regulations.gov No No 1125-AB08 Related to 1615-AC69 Related to 1125 Executive Office for Immigration Review EOIR Joint Andria Strano Acting 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