Ratification of Department Action

What it does

The Department of Homeland Security is publishing notice of the Secretary of Homeland Security's ratification of a rule.

The Homeland Security Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

Compared with

The Homeland Security Department has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 16 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1615-AC57 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Dec. 30, 2025 Final rule; partial withdrawal and correction. Security Bars and Processing; Confirmation of Effective Date; Partial Withdrawal

What happens next and when

The ratification was signed on December 15, 2025 and relates back to the original date of the action that it ratifies.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCIS-2020-0013 on Regulations.gov

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register