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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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