Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Federal Agency Rule Expands Asylum Officers' Authority
December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSrep) --The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the federal agency rule expands asylum officers' authority (No. IF12162) on Dec. 12, 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 d . . .
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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 d . . .