1653-AA72 201604 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Improving and Expanding Training Opportunities for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students with STEM Degrees and Cap-Gap Relief for All Eligible F-1 Students

The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new rule to enhance opportunities for F-1 nonimmigrant students graduating with a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degree from an accredited school certified by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), and to further their courses of study through optional practical training (OPT) with employers enrolled in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS’) E-Verify employment verification program.  The proposed rule would replace a 2008 interim final rule (IFR) that was invalidated and will be vacated on May 10, 2016, per a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security litigation.

 

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No Completion of a Section 610 Review 8 CFR 214 8 CFR 274a 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1103 8 U.S.C. 1182 8 U.S.C. 1184 8 U.S.C. 1221 8 U.S.C. 1281 and 1282 8 U.S.C. 1302 to 1305 8 U.S.C. 1324a Judicial Final 05/10/2016 The final rule will replace a 2008 interim final rule (IFR) that will be vacated on May 10, 2016, per a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security litigation. Yes NPRM 10/19/2015 80 FR 63375 NPRM Comment Period End 11/18/2015 Final Rule 03/11/2016 81 FR 13039 Final Rule Effective 05/10/2016 Yes Businesses Organizations None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Yes No 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS Joint Molly Stubbs ICE Regulatory Coordinator 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 202 732-6202 molly.stubbs@ice.dhs.gov 500 12th Street SW., Washington DC 20536 Brad Tuttle Attorney Advisor 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 202 732-5000 bradley.c.tuttle@ice.dhs.gov 500 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20536 Katherine Westerlund H. Acting Section Chief, SEVP Policy, Student and Exchange Visitor Program 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 703 603-3400 sevp@ice.dhs.gov Potomac Center North, STOP 5600, 500 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20536-5600