USCIS Extends Effective Date of Temporary Final Rule on Interpreters at Asylum Interviews

USCIS final rule extending the expiration date of the temporary final rule on interpreters at asylum interviews published at 85 FR 59655, which was originally scheduled to expire on 3/22/21, for 180 days, until 9/20/21. (86 FR 15072, 3/22/21)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Part 208

[CIS No. 2671–20; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 2020–0017]

RIN 1615–AC59

Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID–19

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Final rule and temporary final rule; extension.

Related Resources

• USCIS Temporary Final Rule on Interpreters at Asylum Interviews (85 FR 59655, 9/23/20)
• Practice Alert: Temporary Changes to Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirements
• USCIS Press Release: USCIS to Provide Contract Interpreters for Asylum Interviews - Temporary Rule to Help Reduce Spread of COVID-19 - September 22, 2020
• Resource Center: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Featured Issue: Border Processing and Asylum