Data / Federal rules / 2026-15190
Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview
The Homeland Security Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 28, 2026. It took effect on July 28, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to refer certain affirmative asylum applications to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) without interview. USCIS still offers an interview prior to a grant or denial of asylum. DHS is also removing the requirement that a letter communicating the basis for referral of asylum include an assessment of the alien's credibility.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-15190
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule with request for comments
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department
- Published
- July 28, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 28, 2026
- Dates
- Effective date: This interim final rule (IFR) is effective July 28, 2026.
- Docket
- CIS No. 2851-26; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0199
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1615-AD18
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 8 CFR 208
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Aliens; Immigration; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 28
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