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Asylum Regs Changed

By immigrationprof

The Department of Homeland Security is reforming its asylum rules to provide that U.S. Citizenship & Immigration services will no longer forward all affirmative asylum applications to the Departmenmt of State. Instead, USCIS will send affirmative asylum applications to DOS only when USCIS believes DOS may have country conditions information relevant to the case. According to DHS, “This change will increase the efficiency of DOS’ review of asylum applications.”  This final rule is effective April 6, 2009.  See Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 64 / Monday, April 6, 2009.

KJ