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Asylum Fear Screenings, Mandatory Bars, Final Rule (Advance Copy)

December 17, 2024 (1 min read)

This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 12/18/2024

"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 [Insert date 30 days from date of publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER]."