On April 19, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began requesting public input to help “reduce barriers within its regulations and policies, including those that prevent foreign citizens from obtaining access to eligible immigration services and benefits in an effective and efficient manner.”

The public comment period is set to end on May 26, with written comments accepted on Regulations.gov until May 19. Click on the blue “comment” button right under the title to be taken to a form where you will be asked to write your name, email, and comment. 

If unable to make a comment online, another option is to reach Samantha Deshommes, Regulatory Coordination Division Chief, Office of Policy and Strategy at the USCIS. The phone number listed is 240-721-3000 and is not a toll-free number. For individuals who require speech or hearing assistance, you may access the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627.

This request for public input comes in lieu of President Biden’s Executive Order on Feb. 2 for “Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans”. 

This order also included cancelling the 2020 version of the Naturalization Civics Test, which Sampan has covered in a previous issue.