Homeland Security Department, Justice Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review
On June 3, 2024, the President signed a Proclamation under sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") suspending and limiting the entry of certain noncitizens into the United States during emergency border circumstances. DHS and DOJ ("the Departments") issued a complementary interim final rule ("IFR") shortly thereafter. This final rule responds to public comments received on the IFR, makes certain revisions to the regulatory text, and seeks comment on potential changes to the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways rule as well as changes that parallel modifications made by the subsequent Proclamation.
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 235 [CIS No. 2778-24; Docket No: USCIS-2024-0006] RIN 1615-AC92 Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review 8 CFR Part 1208 [A.G. Order No. 6053-2024] RIN 1125-AB32 ( printed page 81156) AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”); Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), Department of Justice (“DOJ”). ACTION: Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: On June 3, 2024, the President signed a Proclamation under sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) suspending and limiting the entry of certain noncitizens into the United States during emergency border circumstances. DHS and DOJ (“the Departments”) issued a complementary interim final rule (“IFR”) shortly thereafter. This final rule responds to public comments received on the IFR, makes certain revisions to the regulatory text, and seeks comment on potential changes to the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways rule as well as changes that parallel modifications made by the subsequent Proclamation. DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 1, 2024. Comment period for solicited comments: Comments on the extended and expanded applicability of the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways rebuttable presumption in Section IV of this preamble and…
Citation: 89 FR 81156
