| January 21, 2026 | The Department of Justice (‘‘Department’’) is announcing inflationary adjustments to immigration-related fees for filings with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (‘‘EOIR’’) under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (‘‘OBBBA’’) for Fiscal Year (‘‘FY’’) 2026. OBBBA requires the Attorney General to annually adjust for inflation the OBBBA fees that EOIR collects. This notice sets out the EOIR-collected OBBBA fees for the remainder of FY 2026 and their effective dates. DATES: The fees announced in this notice are effective February 1, 2026. Any filing with an Immigration Court or the Board of Immigration Appeals postmarked on or after February 1, 2026, without the proper filing fee or an applicable request for fee waiver will be rejected. |
| January 16, 2026 | This interim final rule (IFR) amends U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to remove the requirement that R–1 religious workers who have reached the maximum period of stay must reside abroad and be physically present outside the United States for one year before being eligible for readmission in R–1 status after departing from the United States upon reaching the maximum admission period. The purpose of this change is to promote stability and minimize disruptions to the vital services that R–1 religious workers provide to U.S. churches, mosques, synagogues, and other bona fide nonprofit religious organizations. DATES: This IFR is effective on January 16, 2026. Written comments and related material must be submitted on or before March 17, 2026. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight Eastern Time at the end of that day. |
| January 14, 2026 | Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled in this matter, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I have concluded that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter ‘‘INA’’) (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to: Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood (also known as al-Jamaa al-Islamiyah, Jamaa Islamiya, al-Jamaah al-Islamiyah, Jama’a Islamiyah, Jamaa Islamiyah, Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood, The Islamic Group, Islamic Group in Lebanon, al-Fajr Forces, The Fajr Forces, al-Fajer Forces, The Dawn Forces, Quwat al-Fajr). Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organization and its respective aliases as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of the INA. This determination shall be published in the Federal Register. The designation goes into effect upon publication. Dated: December 19, 2025. |
| January 14, 2026 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status. The designation of Somalia is set to expire on March 17, 2026. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Somalia no longer continues to meet the conditions for designation for Temporary Protected Status. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the Temporary Protected Status designation of Somalia as required by statute. This termination is effective March 17, 2026. After March 17, 2026, nationals of Somalia (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Somalia) who have been granted Temporary Protected Status under Somalia’s designation will no longer have Temporary Protected Status. DATES: The designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status is terminated, effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, on March 17, 2026. |
| January 13, 2026 | For the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending on March 31, 2026, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration Bond interest rate is 3 per centum per annum. DATES: Rates are applicable January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026. |
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