[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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