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In another era, there would have been an unfathomably swift wellness check that came w/ trying to explain how Russell Brand is moderating a panel about reform at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Even pre-serious legal issues, this would have sounded crazy.
![This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 2026-07-28 and available online at https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-15190, and on
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
de: 9111-97
8 CFR Part 208
[CIS No. 2851-26; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0199]
RIN 1615-AD18
Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comments.
SUMMARY: 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.
DATES: Effective date: This interim final rule (IFR) is effective [INSERT DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihqfzr7ias3rd4dvawvg6oj5awuyikaivz6bcf6jfjbkr4qxybdwi)
