[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27790-27791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12793]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1723-95; AG Order No. 1967-95]
RIN 1115-AC30
Extension of Designation of Rwanda Under Temporary Protected
Status Program
AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends, until June 6, 1996, the Attorney
General's designation of Rwanda under the Temporary Protected Status
program provided for in section 244A of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, as amended (``the Act''). Accordingly, eligible aliens who are
nationals of Rwanda, or who have no nationality and who last habitually
resided in Rwanda, may re-register for Temporary Protected Status and
extension of employment authorization. This re-registration is limited
to persons who already have registered or will register for the initial
period of Temporary Protected Status, which ends on June 6, 1995. In
addition during the extension period, some aliens may be eligible for
late initial registration pursuant to 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This extension of designation is effective on June 7,
1995, and will remain in effect until June 6, 1996. Re-registration
procedures become effective May 25, 1995, and will remain in effect
until June 23, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Ronald Chirlin, Senior Immigration
Examiner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 3214, 325 I
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202) 514-5014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 244A of the Act, as amended by
section 302(a) of Pub. L. 101-649 and section 304(b) of Pub. L. 102-232
(8 U.S.C. 1254a), the Attorney General is authorized to grant Temporary
Protected Status in the United States to eligible aliens who are
nationals of a foreign state designated by the Attorney General, or who
have no nationality and who last habitually resided in that state. The
Attorney General may designate a state upon finding that the state is
experiencing ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or certain
other extraordinary and temporary conditions that prevent nationals or
residents of the country from returning in safety.
Effective on June 7, 1994, the Attorney General designated Rwanda
for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 12 months, 59 FR 29440.
This notice extends the designation of Rwanda under the Temporary
Protected Status program for an additional 12 months, in accordance
with sections 244A(b)(3) (A) and (C) of the Act.
This notice also describes the procedures with which eligible
aliens who are nationals of Rwanda, or who have no nationality and who
last habitually resided in Rwanda, must comply in applying for
continuation of Temporary Protected Status.
In addition to timely re-registrations and late re-registration
authorized by this notice's extension of Rwanda's Temporary Protected
Status designation, late initial registrations are possible for some
Rwandans under 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2). Such late initial registrants must
have been `'continuously physically present'' in the United States
since June 7,1994, and must have had a valid immigrant or non-immigrant
status during the original registration period.
An application for Employment Authorization, Form I-765, must
always [[Page 27791]] be filed as part of either a re-registration or
as part of a late initial registration together with the Application
for Temporary Protected Status, Form I-821. The appropriate filing fee
must accompany Form I-765 unless a properly documented fee waiver
request is submitted to the Immigration and Naturalization Service or
the applicant does not request employment authorization. The Form I-765
is necessary for data gathering purposes.
Notice of Extension of Designation of Rwanda Under the Temporary
Protected Status Program
By the authority vested in me as Attorney General under section
244A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, (8 U.S.C.
1254a), and pursuant to sections 244A(b)(3) (A) and (C) of the Act, I
have had consultations with the appropriate agencies of the Government
concerning (a) the conditions in Rwanda; and (b) whether permitting
nationals of Rwanda, and aliens having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Rwanda, to remain temporarily in the United
States is contrary to the national interest of the United States. As a
result, I determine that the conditions for the original designation of
Temporary Protected Status for Rwanda continue to be met. Accordingly,
it is ordered as follows:
(1) The designation of Rwanda under section 244A(b) of the Act is
extended for an additional 12-month period from June 7, 1995, to June
6, 1996.
(2) I estimate that there are approximately 200 nationals of
Rwanda, and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in
Rwanda, who have been granted Temporary Protected Status and who are
eligible for re-registration.
(3) A national of Rwanda, or an alien having no nationality who
last habitually resided in Rwanda, who received a grant of Temporary
Protected Status during the initial period of designation from June 7,
1994, to June 6, 1995, must comply with the re-registration
requirements contained in 9 CFR 240.17, which are described in
pertinent part in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this notice.
(4) A national of Rwanda, or an alien having no nationality who
last habitually resided in Rwanda, who previously has been granted
Temporary Protected Status, must re-register by filing a new
Application for Temporary Protected Status, Form I-821, together with
an Application for Employment Authorization, Form I-765, within the 30-
day period beginning on May 25, 1995 and ending on June 23, 1995, in
order to be eligible for Temporary Protected Status during the period
from June 7, 1995, until June 6, 1996. Late re-registration
applications will be allowed for ``good cause'' pursuant to 8 CFR
240.17(c).
(5) There is no fee for the Form I-821 filed as part of the re-
registration application. The fee prescribed in 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1),
currently seventy dollars ($70), will be charged for the Form I-765,
filed by an alien requesting employment authorization pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph (4) of this notice. An alien who does not
request employment authorization must nonetheless file Form I-821
together with Form I-765, but in such cases both Form I-821 and Form I-
765 should be submitted without fee.
(6) Pursuant to section 244A(b)(3)(A) and (C) of the Act, the
Attorney General will review, at last 60 days before June 6, 1996, the
designation of Rwanda under the Temporary Protected Status program to
determine whether the conditions for designation continue to be met.
Notice of that determination, including the basis for the
determination,will be published in the Federal Register.
(7) Information concerning the Temporary Protected Status program
for nationals of Rwanda, and aliens having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Rwanda, will be available at local Immigration
and Naturalization Service offices upon publication of this notice.
Dated: May 17, 1995.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 95-12793 Filed 5-24-95; 8:45 am]
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