Homeland Security Department, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
On January 15, 2025, former President Joseph Biden issued a memorandum to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) determining it was in the foreign policy interest of the United States to expand and extend the deferral of removal of certain Hong Kong residents present in the United States through February 5, 2027, and to provide them with employment authorization documentation. This notice provides information about Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for eligible Hong Kong residents and how eligible individuals may apply for DED-based Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with USCIS, as well as for travel authorization.
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 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [CIS No. 2802-25; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0020] RIN 1615-ZB90 AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: On January 15, 2025, former President Joseph Biden issued a memorandum to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) determining it was in the foreign policy interest of the United States to expand and extend the deferral of removal of certain Hong Kong residents present in the United States through February 5, 2027, and to provide them with employment authorization documentation. This notice provides information about Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for eligible Hong Kong residents and how eligible individuals may apply for DED-based Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with USCIS, as well as for travel authorization. DATES: DED and employment authorization for aliens covered by DED for Hong Kong residents is effective January 15, 2025, through February 5, 2027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rená Cutlip-Mason, Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, by mail at 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746, or by phone at 240-721-3000. For further information on DED, including additional information on eligibility, please visit the USCIS DED web page at https://www…
Citation: 90 FR 14845
