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        <RIN>1615-AC69</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>202210</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the 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>
            <ACRONYM>DHS</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Bars to Asylum Eligibility and Related Procedures</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>In 2020, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice (collectively, the Departments) published final rules amending their respective regulations governing bars to asylum eligibility and procedures, including the Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility (RINs 1125-AA87 and 1615-AC41), 85 FR 67202 (Oct. 21, 2020), and Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications (RINs 1125-AA91 and 1615-AC44), 85 FR 82260 (Dec. 17, 2020), final rules. The Departments will propose to modify or rescind the regulatory changes promulgated in these two final rules consistent with Executive Order 14010 (Feb. 2, 2021).</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>Undetermined</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>8 CFR 208</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 235</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 1003</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 1208</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 1235</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, sec. 1102, as amended</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(3)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1103(g)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1225(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) and 1231 (note)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1158</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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<p>The Departments are reviewing these regulations in light of the issuance of Executive Order 14010 and Executive Order 14012. This rule is needed to restore and strengthen the asylum system and to address inconsistencies with the goals and principles outlined in Executive Order 14010 and Executive Order 14012.</p>
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<p>The Departments are currently considering the specific cost and benefit impacts of the proposed provisions.</p>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <RIN>1125-AA87</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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                <RIN>1615-AC41</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Split from</RIN_RELATION>
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                <RIN>1125-AA91</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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                <RIN>1615-AC44</RIN>
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                <RIN>1125-AB12</RIN>
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                    <CODE>1100</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>DOJ</ACRONYM>
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                <AGENCY_RELATION>Joint</AGENCY_RELATION>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Rena</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Cutlip-Mason</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief, Division of Humanitarian Affairs, OP&amp;S</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1615</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USCIS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>240 721-3000</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5900 Capital Gateway Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Camp Springs</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20746</ZIP>
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