Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 28, 2026. Document 2026-15190. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.
- What it does
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to refer certain affirmative asylum applications to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) without interview. USCIS still offers an interview prior to a grant or denial of asylum. DHS is also removing the requirement that a letter communicating the basis for referral of asylum include an assessment of the alien's credibility.
The Homeland Security Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- 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
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1615-AD18 since Jan. 1, 2025.
Since then:
- What happens next and when
Effective date: This interim final rule (IFR) is effective July 28, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-15190 |
|---|---|
| Action | Interim final rule with request for comments. |
| Agencies | Homeland Security Department |
| Published | July 28, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 28, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1615-AD18 |
| Docket | USCIS-2026-0199 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register