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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AC57 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Implementation of the 2020 Security Bars Final Rule; Partial Withdrawal  
Abstract:

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.

 

 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208    8 CFR 1208   
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))    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)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
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   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: https://www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: https://www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1125-AB08, Related to 1615-AC69  Related Agencies: Joint: DOJ/EOIR; 
Agency Contact:
Andria Strano
Acting Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Phone:240 721-3000