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Last Updated: September 7, 2023 | Blog
Last Updated: July 5, 2023 | Publication
The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: 2023 Annual Report
On July 11, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a webinar highlighting its 2023 Annual Report to Congress.
Last Updated: May 10, 2023 | Press Releases
DHS and DOJ Finalize Rule to Incentivize Use of Lawful Immigration Pathways
After receiving and considering over 50,000 public comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a new rule to further incentivize individuals to use lawful, safe, and orderly pathways to enter the United States.
Last Updated: February 21, 2023 | Press Releases
DHS and DOJ Propose Rule to Incentivize Lawful Migration Processes
DHS and DOJ are issuing a proposed rule to incentivize the use of new and existing lawful processes and disincentivize dangerous border crossings, by placing a new condition on asylum eligibility for those who fail to do so.
Last Updated: February 21, 2023 | Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways”
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to prepare for the end of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Title 42 Public Health Order, which is expected on May 11, 2023, and return to processing all noncitizens under Title 8 immigration authorities, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice have issued a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
Last Updated: October 13, 2022 | Publication
Fireside Chat
Summary page for the Fireside Chat event with USCIS Director Ur Jaddou and CIS Ombudsman Phyllis Coven, held September 21, 2022.
Last Updated: August 18, 2022 | Publication
The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar: 2022 Annual Report
On July 19, 2022, the CIS Ombudsman hosted a webinar highlighting its 2022 Annual Report to Congress.
Last Updated: July 13, 2022 | Publication
The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: USCIS' Backlog Reduction Efforts
On June 22, 2022, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a webinar to discuss USCIS' backlog reduction efforts.
Last Updated: May 26, 2022 | Press Releases
Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on Efficiently and Fairly Processing Asylum Claims
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the implementation of a rule that will ensure that noncitizens placed in expedited removal who are eligible for asylum are granted relief quickly, while those who are not are promptly removed.
Last Updated: May 26, 2022 | Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet: Implementation of the Credible Fear and Asylum Processing Interim Final Rule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) began implementing a rule to ensure that those subject to expedited removal who are eligible for asylum are granted relief quickly, and those who are not are promptly removed. Due to existing court backlogs, the process for hearing and deciding these asylum cases currently takes several years on average. By establishing a process for the efficient and thorough review of asylum claims, the new rule will help reduce existing immigration court backlogs and will shorten the process to several months.