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Original Date Announced
March 1, 2019A USCIS memorandum, released through FOIA litigation, reflects an unannounced change in agency policy regarding the adjudication of Form I-730 Refugee / Asylee Relative Petitions for beneficiaries with prior orders of removal. Procedural changes include a requirement that USCIS adjudicators refer certain I-730 petitions to ICE to decide whether to pursue enforcement action against beneficiaries before USCIS will adjudicate the I-730. The document further indicates that USCIS adjudicators will ask beneficiaries to release confidential information from their asylum applications, which the adjudicators will then use to deny I-730 petitions. [ID #1037]
2019.03 I-730 Guidance & Updates for the RegionsCurrent Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Refugees
Commentary
USCIS Imposes New Obstacles to Family Reunification for Survivors of Persecution, Document Released in FOIA Litigation Shows
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