Homeland Security Department
On March 1, 2003, the Immigration and Naturalization Service transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296). The responsibility for administering the asylum program was transferred to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") within DHS. The terms of a recently signed agreement between the United States and Canada bar certain categories of aliens arriving from Canada at land border ports-of-entry and in transit from Canada from applying for protection in the United States. This proposed rule would establish USCIS asylum officers' authority to make threshold determinations concerning applicability of the Agreement in the expedited removal context.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security 8 CFR Parts 208 and 212 [CIS No. 2255-03] RIN 1615-AA91 AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: On March 1, 2003, the Immigration and Naturalization Service transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107-296 ). The responsibility for administering the asylum program was transferred to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) within DHS. The terms of a recently signed agreement between the United States and Canada bar certain categories of aliens arriving from Canada at land border ports-of-entry and in transit from Canada from applying for protection in the United States. This proposed rule would establish USCIS asylum officers' authority to make threshold determinations concerning applicability of the Agreement in the expedited removal context. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 7, 2004. ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments to the Director, Regulations and Forms Services Division, Department of Homeland Security, 425 I Street, NW, Room 4034, Washington, DC 20536. To ensure proper handling please reference CIS No. 2255-03 on your correspondence. You may also submit comments electronically to USCIS at rfs.regs@dhs.gov . When submitting comments electronically, you must include CIS No. 2255-03 in the subject box. Comments are available for public inspection at…
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Citation: 69 FR 10620
