1615-AC67 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 Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers

On August 20, 2021, DHS and DOJ (collectively the Departments) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed amending regulations governing the procedures for determining certain protection claims and available parole procedures for certain aliens subject to expedited removal and found to have a credible fear of persecution or torture. On March 29, 2022, after a careful review of the comments received, the Departments issued an interim final rule (IFR) that responded to comments received in response to the NPRM and adopted the proposed rule with changes. Significantly, the IFR established timelines for the consideration of applications for asylum and related protection by DHS’s USCIS and, as needed, DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). The IFR also provided that DHS will refer aliens whose applications are not approved by USCIS to EOIR for streamlined removal proceedings. The Departments intend to consider to rescind this rulemaking.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No Fully or Partially Exempt 8 CFR 208 8 CFR 235 8 CFR 1003 8 CFR 1208 8 CFR 1235 INA sec. 103(a)(1) INA sec. 103(a)(3) 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1) 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(3) INA sec. 235(b)(1)(B) 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B) Refugee Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-212, 94 Stat. 102) No NPRM 08/20/2021 86 FR 46906 NPRM Correction 10/18/2021 86 FR 57611 NPRM Comment Period End 10/19/2021 Interim Final Rule 03/29/2022 87 FR 18078 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/31/2022 Interim Final Rule Effective 05/31/2022 Interim Final Rule 09/00/2026 No None No https://www.regulations.gov https://www.regulations.gov No No 1125-AB20 Related to 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