[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 7, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-13796]
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[Federal Register: June 7, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1662-94; AG Order No. 1885-94]
RIN 1115-AC30
Designation of Rwanda Under Temporary Protected Status Program
AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under section 244A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended (8 U.S.C. 1254a) (``the Act''), the Attorney General is
authorized to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United
States to eligible nationals of designated foreign states, or to
eligible aliens who have no nationality and who last habitually resided
in a designated state, upon a finding that such states are experiencing
ongoing civil strife, environmental disaster, or certain other
extraordinary and temporary conditions. This notice by the Attorney
General designates Rwanda pursuant to section 244A(b) of the Act.
EFFECTIVE DATES: This designation is effective on June 7, 1994 and will
remain in effect until June 6, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Chirlin, Senior Immigration Examiner, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street, NW., room 3214, Washington, DC
20536, telephone (202) 514-5014.
Notice of Designation of Rwanda Under 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), I find, after consultation with the appropriate agencies of the
Government, that: (a) There exists an ongoing armed conflict in Rwanda
and that a return of aliens who are nationals of Rwanda, and aliens
having no nationality who last habitually resided in Rwanda, would pose
a serious threat to their personal safety as a result of the armed
conflict in that nation; (b) there exist extraordinary and temporary
conditions in Rwanda that prevent aliens who are nationals of Rwanda,
and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Rwanda,
from returning to Rwanda in safety; and (c) permitting nationals of
Rwanda, and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in
Rwanda, to remain temporarily in the United States is not contrary to
the national interest of the United States. Accordingly, it is ordered
as follows:
(1) Rwanda is designated under section 244A(b) of the Act.
Nationals of Rwanda, and aliens having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Rwanda, and who have been ``continuously
physically present'' and have ``continuously resided in the United
States'' since June 7, 1994 may apply for Temporary Protected Status
within the registration period which begins on June 7, 1994 and ends on
June 6, 1995.
(2) I estimate that there are no more than 500 nationals of Rwanda
and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Rwanda,
who are currently in nonimmigrant or unlawful status, eligible for
Temporary Protected Status.
(3) Except as specifically provided in this notice, applications
for Temporary Protected Status by nationals of Rwanda, and aliens
having no nationality who last habitually resided in Rwanda, must be
filed pursuant to the provisions of 8 CFR part 240. Aliens who wish to
apply for TPS must file an Application for Temporary Protected Status,
Form I-821, together with an Application for Employment Authorization,
Form I-765, during the registration period, which begins on June 7,
1994 and will remain in effect until June 6, 1995.
(4) A fee of fifty dollars ($50) will be charged for each
Application for Temporary Protected Status, Form I-821, filed during
the registration period.
(5) The fee prescribed in 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1), now set at sixty
dollars ($60), will be charged for each Application for Employment
Authorization, Form I-765, filed by an alien requesting employment
authorization. An alien who does not seek employment authorization must
nevertheless file Form I-765, together with Form I-821, for
informational purposes, but in such cases Form I-765 will be without
fee.
(6) Pursuant to section 244A(b)(3)(A) of the Act, the Attorney
General will review, at least 60 days before June 6, 1995 the
designation of Rwanda under the Temporary Protected Status program to
determine whether the conditions for designation continue to exist.
Notice of that determination, including the basis for the
determination, will be published in the Federal Register. If there is
an extension of designation, late initial registration for Temporary
Protected Status shall only be allowed pursuant to the requirements of
8 CFR 240.2(f)(2) which was published as an interim rule in the Federal
Register on November 5, 1993, at 58 FR 58935-58938.
(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: June 1, 1994.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 94-13796 Filed 6-6-94; 8:45 am]
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