Justice Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review
On September 23, 2020, the Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "the Department") published a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NPRM" or "proposed rule") that proposed to amend the regulations governing the adjudication of applications for asylum and withholding of removal before the Executive Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR"), including outlining requirements for filing a complete application for relief and the consequences of filing an incomplete application, and establishing a 15-day filing deadline for aliens applying for asylum in asylum-and-withholding-only-proceedings, and clarifying evidentiary standards in adjudicating such applications. Further, the Department proposed changes related to the 180-day asylum adjudication clock. This final rule responds to comments received in response to the NPRM and adopts the NPRM with few changes.
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 Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review 8 CFR Parts 1003, 1103, 1208 and 1240 [Docket No. EOIR 19-0010; Dir. Order No. 04-2021] RIN 1125-AA93 AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On September 23, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “the Department”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM” or “proposed rule”) that proposed to amend the regulations governing the adjudication of applications for asylum and withholding of removal before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), including outlining requirements for filing a complete application for relief and the consequences of filing an incomplete application, and establishing a 15-day filing deadline for aliens applying for asylum in asylum-and-withholding-only-proceedings, and clarifying evidentiary standards in adjudicating such applications. Further, the Department proposed changes related to the 180-day asylum adjudication clock. This final rule responds to comments received in response to the NPRM and adopts the NPRM with few changes. DATES: This rule is effective on January 15, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director, Office of Policy, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone (703) 305-0289 (not a toll free call). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. Prop…
Citation: 85 FR 81698
