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Original Date Announced
April 30, 2020EOIR issues final rule to conform to changes made by the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018, extending the statutory bar for asylum in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) from January 1, 2015 to January 1, 2030. [ID #132]
Implementation of the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018Effective Date
June 1, 2020Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: RuleSubject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CATAgencies Affected: EOIRPre Trump-Era Policies
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March 5, 2003
Previously, 8 C.F.R. ยง 1208.1(a)(2) stated that "no application for asylum may be filed prior to January 1, 2015, pursuant to section 208 of the Act by an alien physically present in or arriving in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands."
8 C.F.R. 1208