The Department of Justice is making corrections to a final rule concerning credible fear determinations, which was originally published in the Federal Register on December 11, 2020. This rule impacts how claims for asylum and protection under specific international conventions are reviewed, moving these claims to streamlined proceedings conducted by immigration judges rather than under a different legal section. The corrections clarify specific regulatory instructions within the document. This correction takes effect on January 11, 2021.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Justice is fixing some rules about how they decide if people can stay in the U.S. because they are unsafe in their own country. They made sure to fix the instructions on how these decisions are made so everything is clear and fair.