FR Regulations & Notices
USCIS Interim Final Rule on Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview
USCIS interim final rule allowing asylum officers to refer certain asylum applications to EOIR without conducting an asylum interview. The rule is effective 7/28/26. Comments are due 9/28/26. (91 FR 47101, 7/28/26)
On 8/31/26, DHS posted a correction to this rule in the Federal Register updating Table 3—Summary of the Cost and Benefits of the Rule. (91 FR 55735, 8/31/26)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
8 CFR Part 208
[CIS No. 2851–26; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 2026–0199]
RIN 1615–AD18
Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comments.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 26072804.
Accessible to Public.