Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Federal Agency Rule Expands Asylum Officers' Authority
July 14, 2022
July 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on Federal Agency Rule Expands Asylum Officers' Authority (No. IF12162) on July 13, 2022, by legislative attorney Hillel R. Smith:
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Under a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) interim final rule (IFR) issued in March 2022, asylum officers (AOs) within DHS's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may dete . . .
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Under a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) interim final rule (IFR) issued in March 2022, asylum officers (AOs) within DHS's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may dete . . .