2016-21526: Technical Corrections Relating to Issuance of Notices To Appear, Warrants of Removal, Exercise of Power by Immigration Officers, and Standards for Enforcement Activities
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to update various provisions that list specific immigration officials who are authorized to perform various immigration functions, including the issuance of notices to appear, warrants of removal, and arrest warrants. The lists are outdated and do not reflect the current DHS organizational structure. DHS is updating the lists with the specific officials who are currently authorized to perform these various functions. DHS is also making some technical corrections to update nomenclature and outdated references in the affected provisions.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 6 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 8 CFR 236 Apprehension and Detention of Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens; Removal of Aliens Ordered Removed
- 8 CFR 238 Expedited Removal of Aggravated Felons
- 8 CFR 239 Initiation of Removal Proceedings
- 8 CFR 240 Voluntary Departure, Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal
- 8 CFR 241 Apprehension and Detention of Aliens Ordered Removed
- 8 CFR 287 Field Officers; Powers and Duties
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