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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[INS No. 1665-94]

 

Notice on Circuit Ride Location Changes for Asylum Offices

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs asylum applicants of changes in certain 
interview locations. The purpose of this notice is to advise certain 
asylum applicants that they will be scheduled for an interview at the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Asylum Office having 
jurisdiction over their place of residence, rather than having an 
interview conducted on a circuit ride.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Davidson, Senior Policy 
Analyst, or Mark A. Curley, Asylum Officer, Office of International 
Affairs, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), 425 I Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20536, Attn: ULLICO, Third Floor; Telephone (202) 
633-4622.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 26, 1994.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1991, the INS established seven Asylum 
Offices, in: Arlington, VA; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; 
Miami, FL; Newark, NJ; and San Francisco, CA. These offices are 
situated close to where the majority of asylum applicants reside.
    The vest majority of asylum interviews are conducted at the Asylum 
Office sites. Asylum Officers periodically visit Ports-of-Entry and 
District and file control offices that are more than 300 miles from the 
Asylum Office site in order to interview asylum applicants. Since 1991, 
and depending upon the number of asylum applications received 
[receipts], Asylum Officers have also conducted interviews on their 
circuit rides at locations within the 300-mile radius mentioned above.
    Effective with this publication, the Asylum Office Directors intend 
only to schedule circuit rides to INS District or file control offices 
and Ports-of-Entry more than 300 miles from the Asylum Office site. If 
an interview site at the INS District or file control office or Port-
of-Entry is within 300 miles of the Asylum Office site having 
jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence, the applicant's 
interview will be scheduled at the local INS Asylum Office. Interviews 
that have already been scheduled to take place on a circuit ride and 
that are within the 300 mile radius of the Asylum Office will not be 
affected by this notice and will be conducted as scheduled.
    The effect of having an interview scheduled at the INS Asylum 
Office rather than on a circuit ride is threefold: (1) Asylum Office 
Directors will be able to increase the number of available interview 
slots within a given month; (2) asylum applicants will be able to have 
an interview scheduled more expeditiously; and (3) asylum applicants 
will be able to receive a more timely adjudication of their claim.

Arlington Asylum Office

    Effective upon publication of this notice, applicants who reside in 
North Carolina or within the jurisdiction of the INS suboffice in 
Pittsburgh, PA, will have their interviews conducted at the Arlington 
Asylum Office. Applicants who reside in South Carolina, Georgia, and 
Alabama will have their interviews conducted on a circuit ride to 
Atlanta, GA.
    The Arlington Asylum Office is located at 1500 Wilson Blvd., Lobby 
Level, Arlington, VA 22209.

Chicago Asylum Office

    Effective upon publication of this notice, applicants who reside in 
Michigan, including the upper peninsula, will have their interviews 
conducted at the Chicago Asylum Office.
    The Chicago Asylum Office is located at 209 South LaSalle Street, 
Suite 625, Chicago, IL 60604.

Houston Asylum Office

    Effective upon publication of this notice, applicants who reside 
within the jurisdiction of the INS District Offices of San Antonio, TX; 
Harlingen, TX; New Orleans, LA; and Dallas, TX, will have their 
interviews conducted at the Houston Asylum Office. Applicants who 
reside within the jurisdiction of the INS District Office in El Paso 
will have their inverviews conducted on a circuit ride to El Paso.
    The Houston Asylum Office is located at 509 North Belt Street, 4th 
Floor, Houston, TX 77060.

Los Angeles Asylum Office

    Effective upon publication of this notice, applicants who reside 
within the jurisdiction of the INS suboffice in Las Vegas, NV, or 
within the jurisdiction of the INS District Office in San Diego, CA, 
will have their interviews conducted at the Los Angeles Asylum Office.
    The Los Angeles Asylum Office is located at 290 South Anaheim 
Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805.

Miami Asylum Office

    Effective upon publication of this notice, applicants who reside 
within the jurisdiction of the INS suboffice in Tampa, FL, will have 
their interviews conducted at the Miami Asylum Office.
    The Miami Asylum Office is located at 701 S.W. 27th Ave., Suite 
1400, Miami, FL 33135.

Newark Asylum Office

    Effective upon publication of this notice, applicants who reside in 
the State of Connecticut will have their interviews conducted at the 
Newark Asylum Office. The Newark Asylum Office will continue to circuit 
ride to the interview sites of Boston MA; Buffalo, NY; Portland, ME; 
and St. Albans, VT.
    The Newark Asylum Office is located at 20 Washington Place, 6th 
Floor, Newark, NJ 07102.

San Francisco Asylum Office

    Effective upon publication of this notice, applicants who reside 
within the jurisdiction of the INS suboffice in Fresno, CA, will have 
their interviews conducted at the San Francisco Asylum Office.
    The San Francisco Asylum Office is located at 75 Hawthorne Street, 
3rd Floor, South Wing, San Francisco, CA 94105.
    All asylum applicants affected by this change in the location of 
circuit rides will be notified of the proper location of the interview 
in the ``Interview Notice'' from the Asylum Office. Questions regarding 
interviews should be directed to the appropriate Asylum Office having 
jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence.

    Dated: September 13, 1994.
Doris Meissner,
 Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 94-23662 Filed 9-23-94; 8:45 am]
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