Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 17.09.2021

Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending for a second time the effective date (for 180 days) of its temporary final rule that modified certain regulatory requirements to help ensure that USCIS may continue with affirmative asylum adjudications during the COVID-19 pandemic. This rule also provides that if a USCIS interpreter is unavailable, USCIS will either reschedule the interview and attribute the interview delay to USCIS for the purposes of the asylum employment authorization regulation, or USCIS may, in its discretion, allow the applicant to provide an interpreter.