DHS further extends asylum interview interpreter rule

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited States

Operative dateSeptember 20, 2021

CategoryHumanitarian

Policy toolProcessing

Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

DHS extended the temporary asylum interview interpreter rule from September 20, 2021 through March 16, 2022.

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Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Temporary final rule; extension. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending for a second time the effective date (for 180 days) of its temporary final rule that modified certain regulatory requirements to help ensure that USCIS may continue with affirmative asylum adjudications during the COVID-19 pandemic. This rule also provides that if a USCIS interpreter is unavailable, USCIS will either reschedule the interview and attribute the interview delay to USCIS for the purposes of the asylum employment authorization regulation, or USCIS may, in its discretion, allow the applicant to provide an interpreter. DATES: This temporary final rule is effective from September 20, 2021, through March 16, 2022. As of September 20, 2021, the expiration date of the temporary final rule published at 85 FR 59655 (Sept. 23, 2020), which was extended at 86 FR 15072 (Mar. 22, 2021), is further extended from September 20, 2021, to March 16, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andria Strano, Acting Chief, Division of Humanitarian … Effective from September 20, 2021, through March 16, 2022, amend Sec. 208.9 by revising paragraphs (h) introductory text and (h)(1)(i) to read as follows: Sec. 208.9 Procedure for interview before an asylum officer. * * * * * (h) Asylum applicant interpreters. For asylum interviews conducted between September 21, 2021, through March 16, 2022: (1) * * * (i) If a USCIS interpreter is unavailable, USCIS will either reschedule the interview and attribute the interview delay to USCIS for the purposes of employment authorization pursuant to Sec. 208.7, or USCIS may, in its discretion, allow the applicant …

Federal Register 86 FR 51781Federal Register 86 FR 51781. DHS further extends asylum interview interpreter rule. Effective 2021-09-20.Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/17/2021-20161/asylum-interview-interpreter-requirement-modification-due-to-covid-19

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DHS further extends asylum interview interpreter rule

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

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Other United States changes operative in 2021