Eliminating Exception to Expedited Removal Authority for Cuban Nationals Arriving by Air

• Document number: 2017-00902
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: January 17, 2017
• Effective: January 13, 2017
• Comments close: March 20, 2017
• Agency: Justice Department; Executive Office for Immigration Review

Official abstract

This final rule revises Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) regulations to eliminate the categorical exception from expedited removal proceedings for Cuban nationals who arrive in the United States at a port of entry by aircraft. This final rule conforms with a parallel Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation. As a result of these changes, Cuban nationals who arrive in the United States at a port of entry by aircraft will be subject to expedited removal proceedings commensurate with nationals of other countries.

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