Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

From the published effective date. Nothing here records a court changing it.

• Document number: 2021-05872
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: March 22, 2021
• Effective: March 22, 2021
• Agency: Homeland Security Department

Official abstract

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending the effective date (for 180 days) of its temporary final rule which modified certain regulatory requirements to help ensure that USCIS may continue with affirmative asylum adjudications during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Data updated October 2, 2026