96-14719. Extension of Designation of Rwanda Under Temporary Protected Status Program  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 29428-29429]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-14719]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    Immigration and Naturalization Service
    [INS No. 1770-96; AG Order No. 2032-96]
    RIN 1115-AE26
    
    
    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 December 6, 1996, the Attorney 
    General's designation of Rwanda under the Temporary Protected Status 
    (``TPS'') 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 for the initial 
    period of TPS which ended on June 6, 1995.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATES: This extension of designation is effective on June 7, 
    1996, and will remain in effect until December 6, 1996. The primary re-
    registration procedures become effective on June 10, 1996, and will 
    remain in effect until July 9, 1996.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer, Immigration and Naturalization 
    Service, Room 3214, 425 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 Public Law 101-649 and section 304(b) of Public Law 
    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 designed 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. 
    The Attorney General extended the designation of Rwanda under the TPS 
    program for an additional 12-month period until June 6, 1996, 60 FR 
    27790.
        This notice extends the designation of Rwanda under the Temporary 
    Protected Status program for an additional 6 months, in accordance with 
    sections 244A(b)(3) (A) and (C) of the Act. This notice also describes 
    the procedures which eligible aliens who are nationals of Rwanda, or 
    who have no nationality and who last habitually resided in Rwanda, must 
    comply with in order to re-register for TPS.
        In addition to timely re-registrations and late re-registrations 
    authorized by this notice's extension of Rwanda's TPS designation, late 
    initial registrations are possible for some Rwandans under 8 CFR 
    240.2(f)(2). Such late initial registration must have been 
    ``continuously physically present'' in the United States since June 7, 
    1994, must have had a valid immigrant or non-immigrant status during 
    the original registration period, and must register no later than 30 
    days from the expiration of such status. An Application for Employment 
    Authorization, Form I-765, must always 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
    
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    properly documented fee waiver request is submitted to the Immigration 
    and Naturalization Service or unless the applicant does not request 
    employment authorization. The Immigration and Naturalization Service 
    required TPS registrants to submit Form I-765 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 224A(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. After 
    these consultations, I remain unable to determine that Rwanda no longer 
    meets the conditions for Temporary Protected Status designation under 
    paragraph 244A(b)(3)(C) of the Act. Accordingly, it is ordered as 
    follows:
        (1) The designation of Rwanda under section 244A(b) of the Act is 
    extended for an additional 6-month period from June 7, 1996, to 
    December 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) In order to maintain current registration for Temporary 
    Protected Status, a national of Rwanda, or an alien having no 
    nationality who last habitually resided in Rwanda, who received a grant 
    of TPS during the initial period of designation from June 7, 1994, to 
    June 6, 1995, must comply with the re-registration requirements 
    contained in 8 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 TPS, 
    must re-register by filing a new Application for Temporary Protection 
    Status, Form I-821, together with an Application for Employment 
    Authorization, Form I-765, within the 30-day period beginning on July 
    10, 1996, and ending on July 9, 1996, in order to be eligible for 
    Temporary Protected Status during the period from June 7, 1996, until 
    December 6, 1996. Late re-registration applications will be allowed 
    pursuant to 8 CFR 240.17(c).
        (5) There is no fee for 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 Form I-765, filed 
    by an alien requesting employment authorization pursuant to the 
    povisions 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) of the Act, the Attorney 
    General will review, at least 60 days before December 6, 1996, the 
    designation of Rwanda under the TPS 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 TPS 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: June 5, 1996.
    Janet Reno,
    Attorney General.
    [FR Doc. 96-14719 Filed 6-7-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
6/7/1996
Published:
06/10/1996
Department:
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
96-14719
Dates:
This extension of designation is effective on June 7, 1996, and will remain in effect until December 6, 1996. The primary re- registration procedures become effective on June 10, 1996, and will remain in effect until July 9, 1996.
Pages:
29428-29429 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
INS No. 1770-96, AG Order No. 2032-96
RINs:
1115-AE26: Regulations Relating to Temporary Protected Status
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1115-AE26/regulations-relating-to-temporary-protected-status
PDF File:
96-14719.pdf