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Security Bars and Processing; Confirmation of Effective Date; Partial Withdrawal

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A 2020 rule clarifying when asylum applicants posing a public health risk are ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal will take effect on December 31, 2025, after multiple delays. The Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice have issued a final rule to address complications created by subsequent regulatory amendments since the original 2020 rule was issued. This rule affects how credible fear screening is conducted for certain asylum seekers at the border.
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TypeRule
SourceFed. Register
PublishedDecember 30, 2025

In December 2020, DHS and DOJ (collectively, "the Departments") issued a final rule that clarified when an alien who poses a public health risk is ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal and revised their credible fear screening regulations. After multiple delays, the rule is scheduled to take effect on December 31, 2025. However, since December 2020, the Departments have further amended their regulations, complicating the codification of the 2020 rule. In this final rule, the Departmen

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