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B-334155 Apr 27, 2022 1 (2022-04-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaonak0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-334155 April 27, 2022 The Honorable Richard J. Durbin Chairman The Honorable Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Jerrold Nadler Chairman The Honorable Jim Jordan Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject: Department of Homeland Security; Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review: Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our amended report1 on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) (together, the Departments) entitled Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers (RINs: 1615-AC67 and 1125-AB20). We received the rule on March 29, 2022. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule (IFR) with request for comments on March 29, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 18078. The effective date of this IFR is May 31, 2022. On August 20, 2021, the Departments published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) which they stated proposed amending regulations governing the procedures for determining certain protection claims and available parole procedures for individuals subject to expedited removal and found to have a credible fear of persecution or torture. 86 Fed. Reg. 46906. The Departments stated that after a careful review of the comments received, they are now issuing an IFR that responds to comments received in response to the NPRM and adopts the proposed rule with changes. The Departments also stated that the IFR, most significantly, provides that DHS's United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will refer noncitizens whose applications are not granted to DOJ's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) for streamlined removal proceedings. The Departments stated further that the 1 Upon receipt of the additional documentation from the agency described below, we are issuing this amended report to revise a statement in the original report dated April 12, 2022, that the Departments did not comply with the 60-day delay in effective date requirement of 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A).

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