{"id":"FED-320","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (H-2A employers and workers)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services","authority":"INA §§ 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 214(c); 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h); 5 U.S.C. § 553(b)(B) (good cause)","instrument":"Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 21739 (Apr. 20, 2020) (temporary final rule)","title":"Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-04-20","effective":"2020-04-20 through 2020-08-18","end":"2020-08-18 (partially extended by 85 Fed. Reg. 51304, Ex. FED-322)","startDate":"2020-04-20","endDate":"2020-08-18","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["OTHER","SUPPLY"],"addressees":["H-2A petitioners (agricultural employers)","H-2A workers in the United States"],"clause":"DATES: This final rule is effective from April 20, 2020 through August 18, 2020. [The rule permits H-2A workers already in the United States to begin work with a new petitioning employer upon filing, and temporarily lifts the three-year maximum period of stay, \u0027as a result of disruptions and uncertainty to the U.S. food agriculture sector\u0027 caused by the COVID-19 national emergency and the suspension of routine visa services.]","enforcement":"USCIS petition adjudication; 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)","functions":["LB farm labor supply","FP harvest and packing","SC food supply chain"],"notes":"The Department\u0027s own premise for the rule is that the consular suspension and the entry restrictions disrupted the agricultural labor supply; the rule is a federal instrument regulating the commerce in farm labor for 2020 Q2 and Q3.","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-04-20/pdf/2020-08356.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":236660,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-B","url":"/library/FED-320","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-320","citation":"U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 21739 (Apr. 20, 2020) (temporary final rule) (Ex. FED-320)","stateName":"","related":["FED-322"]}