Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview

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. 2851-26; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0199] RIN 1615-AD18 Correction Editorial Note Editorial Note: This document is the only published correction to 2026-15190. Due to technical issues, documents numbered C1-2026-15190 and C2-2026-15190 do not exist. In rule document 2026-15190 beginning on page 47101 in the issue of Tuesday, July 28, make the following change On page 47119, Table 3 should appear as follows: Table 3—Summary of the Cost and Benefits of the Rule Changes Description of the changes to the regulatory text Estimated benefits Estimated costs Referral of an affirmative asylum application to EOIR without interview Amend regulations to remove language stating that an AO “in an interview” shall review the application and give the alien the opportunity to present any relevant and useful information bearing on any prohibitions on filing. Update to 8 CFR 208.4(a) . Amend regulations to permit an AO to refer an affirmative Form I-589 to EOIR without interview, based on the record and other relevant evidence. Addition of 8 CFR § 208.9(a)(2). Amend regulations to remove language referring to “right to an” interview. Update to 8 CFR § 208.10. Amend regulations to include that an AO can refer an asylum application to EOIR without offering an opportunity for an interview, and to remove language referring to “applicant's right to an” interview. Update to 8 CFR &…