Agency Memos & Announcements
USCIS Updates to Credible Fear Checklist Related to Internal Relocation
Asylum Division Chief John Lafferty issued a memo with revisions to the credible fear (CF) checklist related to evaluating internal relocation as part of the CF determination. Revisions address the circumvention of lawful pathways (CLP) rule applying a rebuttable presumption of ineligibility for asylum to certain individuals who enter the United States from Mexico at the southwest land border or adjacent coastal borders without documents sufficient for lawful admission. The revised checklist should be used for any CF determinations where the CF interview takes place on or after May 17, 2024.
Special thanks to David Cleveland for sharing this memo, which he received via FOIA litigation.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 25040701.