Homeland Security Department Final Rule

2026-00964: Ratification of Department Action

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Summary

The Department of Homeland Security is publishing notice of the Secretary of Homeland Security's ratification of a rule.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

325 words as published, January 20, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 2285-2287] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-00964] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 2026 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 2285]] DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 8 CFR Chapter I [USCIS Docket No. USCIS 2020-0013] RIN 1615-AC57 Ratification of Department Action

Agency

Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Action

Ratification. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

The Department of Homeland Security is publishing notice of the Secretary of Homeland Security's ratification of a rule.

Dates

The ratification was signed on December 15, 2025 and relates back to the original date of the action that it ratifies.

For Further Information Contact

Office of the General Counsel, DHS, Washington, DC 20528, (202) 282-9822.

Supplementary Information

On December 15, 2025, the Secretary of Homeland Security ratified the approval and issuance of the final rule titled ``Security Bars and Processing,'' as well as the associated notice of proposed rulemaking. See 85 FR 41201 (July 9, 2020); 85 FR 84160 (Dec. 23, 2020). DHS is now publishing the ratification in the Federal Register out of an abundance of caution. Neither the ratification nor the publication is a statement that the ratified action would be invalid absent the ratification, whether published or otherwise. James H. Percival II, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Appendix BILLING CODE 9111-97-P [[Page 2286]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR20JA26.000 [[Page 2287]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR20JA26.001 [FR Doc. 2026-00964 Filed 1-16-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-C

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