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  • 2021-02562 — Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families
    Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:86 FR 8273
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    President Biden issued Executive Order 14011 to create an Interagency Task Force to reunify families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Task Force is tasked with identifying children separated from their families from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021, and facilitating their reunification. The Executive Order also revokes a previous order related to family separation and emphasizes the importance of family unity, providing recommendations for immigration benefits and support services to the affected families. The Task Force will report progress regularly to the President and work with various stakeholders to prevent future separations.

    Simple Explanation

    President Biden created a special team to bring together families who were separated at the border. This team will find kids who got separated from their parents and help bring them back together.

  • 2020-29128 — Determination Pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as Amended
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 114
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security has decided to waive certain legal requirements to quickly build barriers and roads near the U.S.-Mexico border in Imperial County, California. This determination is based on the high levels of illegal entry, drug seizures, and other security concerns in the area. The barriers aim to prevent unlawful crossings and enhance U.S. border security, as mandated by various laws and executive orders. The waiver covers numerous statutes and regulations to ensure the swift completion of the project.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to build fences and roads quickly along the border with Mexico in a place called Imperial County, California, so they are skipping some usual rules to make it happen faster. They promise this will help keep people and things that shouldn’t cross the border from coming in.

  • 2021-02851 — Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9423
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced its intention to submit a renewal for the Information Collection Request (ICR) titled "Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers." This request involves Mexico-based motor carriers who wish to transport property within certain U.S. municipalities near the U.S.-Mexico border. These carriers must file Form OP-2 for registration, and the FMCSA is seeking public comments on whether this collection is necessary and how it might be improved or made less burdensome. Comments are requested by April 13, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to make sure that delivery trucks from Mexico can work near the border in the U.S. They need to fill out a special form to do this, and the government is checking if this process is easy and necessary. They're asking people for ideas on how to make it better.