[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40389-40390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18930]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Executive Office for Immigration Review
[AG Order No. 2234-99]
RIN 1125-AA23


Motion To Reopen: Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of 
Removal

AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice relates to certain aliens who filed an abbreviated 
motion to reopen their cases, on or before September 11, 1998, in order 
to apply for benefits under section 203(c) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment 
and Central American Relief Act (NACARA). A deadline to complete the 
motion to reopen has been set. The 150-day period for the submission of 
an application of suspension of deportation or cancellation of removal 
began June 21, 1999, and ends (150 days from the June 21, 1999, 
effective date of INS Rule No. 1915-98, RIN 1115-AF14).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For matters relating to the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review--Charles Adkins-Blanch, Acting General 
Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Suite 2400, 5107 
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041, telephone (703) 305-0470. 
For matters relating to the Immigration and Naturalization Service--
Mary Giovagnolia, Associate General Counsel, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20536, 
telephone (202) 514-2895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

To Whom Does This Notice Apply?

    This notice applies to those aliens who filed an abbreviated NACARA 
motion to reopen by September 11, 1998, as provided in 63 FR 31890 
(June 11, 1998).

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What Does This Notice Do?

    This notice clarifies the deadline to submit an application for 
suspension of deportation or special rule cancellation of removal and 
supporting documentation to complete a NACARA motion to reopen. 
Initially, the Department established a February 8, 1999, deadline for 
eligible aliens to submit the application for suspension of deportation 
or special rule cancellation of removal and all the accompanying 
documentation in support of the NACARA motion to reopen. See 63 FR 
31890, 31895 (June 11, 1998). In the final NACARA motion to reopen 
rule, the Department extended the deadline to complete a NACARA motion 
to reopen to 150 days after the rule implementing section 203 of NACARA 
becomes effective. See 64 FR 13663 (March 22, 1999). The rule 
implementing section 203 of NACARA was published on May 21, 1999, and 
the effective date is June 21, 1999. This notice will alert those 
eligible aliens that the 150-day period to complete the NACARA motion 
to reopen has started to run.

When Is the Deadline to Complete a NACARA Motion To Reopen?

    The final motion to reopen rule requires an applicant to submit his 
or her application and accompanying documentation no later than 150 
days after the rule implementing section 203 of NACARA becomes 
effective. The rule implementing section 203 of NACARA became effective 
June 21, 1999. Accordingly, all suspension of deportation and special 
rule cancellation of removal applications and accompanying 
documentation needed to complete a properly filed NACARA motion to 
reopen must be filed by (150 days from the June 21, 1999, effective 
date of INS Rule No. 1915-98, RIN 1115-AF14).

    Dated: July 15, 1999.
Janey Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 99-18930 Filed 7-23-99; 8:45 am]
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