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RIN: 1615-AC59

Publication ID: Fall 2020

Title: ●Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19
Abstract: This rule will temporarily amend existing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to provide that asylum applicants who cannot proceed with the interview in English are no longer required to provide interpreters at the asylum interview but rather must proceed with DHS-provided telephonic interpreters.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Other
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208
Legal Authority: The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA), Pub. L. 107-296, as amended INA 103(a)(1), 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1) INA 208(d)(5)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(5)(B)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Temporary Final Rule	09/23/2020	85 FR 59655
Temporary Final Rule Effective 09/23/2020 through 03/22/2021	09/23/2020
Next Action Undetermined	To Be Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
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