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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AA59 Publication ID: Spring 2017 
Title: Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for T Nonimmigrant Status 
Abstract:

The T nonimmigrant classification was created by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, Public Law 106-386. The classification was designed for eligible victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons who aid law enforcement with their investigation or prosecution of the traffickers, and who can establish that they would suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm if they were removed from the United States. The rule streamlines application procedures and responsibilities for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and provides guidance to the public on how to meet certain requirements to obtain T nonimmigrant status. Several reauthorizations, including the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, Public Law 113-4, have made amendments to the T nonimmigrant status provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act. This rule implements those amendments.

 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 212    8 CFR 214    8 CFR 274a    8 CFR 299     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552    5 U.S.C. 552a    8 U.S.C. 1101 to 1104    8 U.S.C. 1182    8 U.S.C. 1184    8 U.S.C. 1187    8 U.S.C. 1201    8 U.S.C. 1224 to 1227    8 U.S.C. 1252 to 1252a    22 U.S.C. 7101    22 U.S.C. 7105    Pub. L. 113-4   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  01/31/2002  67 FR 4784   
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/04/2002    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  04/01/2002    
Interim Final Rule  12/19/2016  81 FR 92266   
Interim Final Rule Effective  01/18/2017 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  02/17/2017 
Final Action  02/00/2018 
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AG19
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Andria Strano
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