The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) hereby submits the enclosed Petition for Rulemaking, asking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to amend its regulations 8 C.F.R. § 214.14, titled "Alien victims of certain qualifying criminal activity", governing the U nonimmigrant visa eligibility and application process.
This petition for rulemaking is submitted in accordance with 5 U.S.C.§ 553(e) (“Each agency shall give an interested person the right to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule.”) and the process set forth for such petitions under 6 C.F.R. Part 3.