Adjudication of Civil Penalties Against International Marriage Brokers

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 28 CFR Part 68 [Docket No. EOIR-26-AA45; Dir. Order No. 08-2026] RIN 1125-AA45 AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), Department of Justice. ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: This interim final rule (“IFR”) amends Department of Justice (“Department”) regulations to specify the procedures for adjudicating alleged violations of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (“IMBRA”) by international marriage brokers (“IMBs”) doing business in the United States that fail to provide required information to persons recruited for matchmaking services or that improperly disclose prohibited information. This IFR is necessary to deter fraudulent marriages and the exploitation of immigrants recruited by IMBs. DATES: Effective date: This interim final rule is effective September 10, 2026. Comments due date: Electronic comments must be submitted on or before September 10, 2026. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept electronic comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on that date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1125-AA45 or EOIR Docket No. EOIR-26-AA45, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the website instructions for submitting comments. Comments must be submitted in English, or an English translation must be provided. Comments submitted in a manner other than via https://w…