Homeland Security Department
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) is amending its regulations to allow asylum officers (AOs) to consider the potential applicability of certain bars to asylum and statutory withholding of removal during credible fear and reasonable fear screenings, including credible fear screenings where the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways or Securing the Border rules apply. The rule is intended to enhance operational flexibility and help DHS more swiftly remove certain noncitizens who are barred from asylum and statutory withholding of removal.
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 [CIS No. 2776-24; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2024-0005] RIN 1615-AC91 ( printed page 103370) AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) is amending its regulations to allow asylum officers (AOs) to consider the potential applicability of certain bars to asylum and statutory withholding of removal during credible fear and reasonable fear screenings, including credible fear screenings where the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways or Securing the Border rules apply. The rule is intended to enhance operational flexibility and help DHS more swiftly remove certain noncitizens who are barred from asylum and statutory withholding of removal. DATES: This final rule is effective January 17, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Delgado, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; telephone (202) 447-3459 (not a toll-free call). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Background II. Legal Authority III. Provisions of the Final Rule IV. Response to Public Comments on the Proposed Rule A. Summary of Comments on the Proposed Rule B. General Feedback on the Proposed Rule 1. General Support for the Proposed Rule C. Legal Authority and Background 1. DHS Legal Authority 2. DHS's Justification, Background, and Statements on the Need for the Rule 3. Other/G…
Citation: 89 FR 103370
