FR Regulations & Notices

USCIS Interim Final Rule on Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview

7/28/26 AILA Doc. No. 26072804. Asylum & Refugees, Removal & Relief

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)

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.
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