Notice and Comment

• The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking comment on a proposed rule to establish a new process for reviewing bar complaints and allegations against its attorneys. The rule would potentially constrain ethics investigations ​conducted at the state level into alleged misconduct by its lawyers and give the U.S. attorney general the right to review misconduct allegations against current or former Justice Department attorneys. Comments may be submitted here by April 6. Read more from Reuters and Bloomberg Law.
• The Department of Justice has proposed an interim final rule to change the administrative appellate review process by the Board of Immigration Appeals. This would reduce the appeal window of decisions by Immigration Judges and refuse appeals unless the Board of Immigration Appeals unanimously grants it. The impacts of this rule will be felt immediately and will be severe. The comment period runs until April 8 and comments can be submitted here. Learn more at Migrant Insider and the National Immigrant Justice Center.
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking comment on a proposed rule that would revise HUD’s Section 214 implementing regulations to require the verification of U.S. citizenship or the eligible immigration status of all applicants and recipients of assistance, regardless of age.  These amendments would have significant implications for housing stability and the due process protections of mixed-status families. Comments may be submitted here by April 21.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking comment on a proposed rule to modify regulations governing applications for asylum and withholding of removal (asylum applications) and employment authorization based on a pending asylum application. The proposed rule would change filing and eligibility requirements for non-US Nationals requesting employment authorization and an employment authorization document (EAD) based on a pending asylum application. The changes include pausing acceptance of EAD applications from asylum applicants during periods when affirmative asylum average processing time exceeds 180 days, extending the waiting period to apply for employment authorization to 365 days, changing EAD application processing time requirements, and adding eligibility requirements. Comments may be submitted here by April 24. Read more from Reuters and the Center for Immigration Studies.
• The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is seeking comment on a proposed rule that will review Election Audit Standards. This notice invites input on the standards that should govern audits to protect our democracy from federal interference in the upcoming midterm elections and the spread of disinformation. Comments may be submitted here by April 27.
• The U.S. Customs and Border Protection, within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is seeking comment on a Voluntary Self-Reported Exit (VSRE) Pilot Period to collect facial images and biometric data from noncitizens subject to Form I-94 requirements, exiting the United States from any location. The pilot period will last two years beginning March 19, 2025, and comments may be submitted at any time during the pilot period by email to cbpone@cbp.dhs.gov.

Members can also search the Federal Register for other comment opportunities.