Homeland Security Department, Justice Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review
On July 16, 2019, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security ("DOJ," "DHS," or, collectively, "the Departments") published an interim final rule ("IFR") governing asylum claims in the context of aliens who enter or attempt to enter the United States across the southern land border between the United States and Mexico ("southern land border") after failing to apply for protection from persecution or torture while in a third country through which they transited en route to the United States. This final rule responds to comments received on the IFR and makes minor changes to regulations implemented or affected by the IFR for clarity and correction of typographical errors.
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 Part 208 RIN 1615-AC44 Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review 8 CFR Part 1208 [EOIR Docket No. 19-0111; Dir. Order 06-2021] RIN 1125-AA91 AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On July 16, 2019, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (“DOJ,” “DHS,” or, collectively, “the Departments”) published an interim final rule (“IFR”) governing asylum claims in the context of aliens who enter or attempt to enter the United States across the southern land border between the United States and Mexico (“southern land border”) after failing to apply for protection from persecution or torture while in a third country through which they transited en route to the United States. This final rule responds to comments received on the IFR and makes minor changes to regulations implemented or affected by the IFR for clarity and correction of typographical errors. DATES: This rule is effective on January 19, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director, Office of Policy, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone (703) 305-0289 (not a toll-free call). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Purpose and Summary of the Interim Final Rule …
Citation: 85 FR 82260
