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Homeland Security Department, Justice Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review
Security Bars and Processing; Confirmation of Effective Date; Partial Withdrawal
Published December 30, 2025. printed at 90 FR 61035. amending 8 CFR 1003, 8 CFR 1208, 8 CFR 1235, 8 CFR 208.
A rule from 2020 covered who may be barred on safety grounds. This confirms it takes effect.
What the Rule Says It Does
In December 2020, DHS and DOJ (collectively, "the Departments") issued a final rule that clarified when an alien who poses a public health risk is ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal and revised their credible fear screening regulations. After multiple delays, the rule is scheduled to take effect on December 31, 2025. However, since December 2020, the Departments have further amended their regulations, complicating the codification of the 2020 rule. In this final rule, the Departments are withdrawing certain amendments from the 2020 rule while leaving unaltered the rule's substantive public health-related provisions, which will become effective as scheduled.
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The Orders It Names
- Executive Order 14150: America First Policy Directive to the Secretary of State
- Executive Order 14165: Securing Our Borders
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- The rule itself
Homeland Security Department, Justice Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review, “Security Bars and Processing; Confirmation of Effective Date; Partial Withdrawal,” 90 FR 61035 (December 30, 2025).
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