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DHS/USCBP RIN: 1651-AB58 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Family Unity Principles  
Abstract:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes regulations promoting family unity principles: defining what constitutes a separation of a family encountered at a U.S. border, U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint, or port-of-entry; detailing the limited circumstances when DHS may separate parents or legal guardians from their minor child(ren); and establishing when DHS must facilitate a separated family’s reunification.  DHS proposes to codify current standards arising from Federal court litigation and current agency policies governing DHS family separation and reunification decisions.  DHS also proposes to establish specific tracking, recordkeeping, and information-sharing requirements related to certain families, when appropriate and legally permissible. 

 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR part 236     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Olympia Belay
Deputy Executive Director, Policy Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room:5.2B,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone:202 227-7679
Email: olympia.belay@cbp.dhs.gov