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Notice2026-20550

Title: Determinations Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962

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October 7, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 64211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20550]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 13139]


Title: Determinations Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the 
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of State hereby provides notice that Deputy 
Secretary of State Christopher Landau has signed nine determinations 
pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act 
of 1962, on the nine dates listed below, each addressing one of the 
following nine countries: Equatorial Guinea, Palau, Liberia, Sierra 
Leone, Burundi, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominican Republic, Honduras, 
and Guatemala. Each determination stated: ``pursuant to section 2(b)(2) 
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (the Act) (22 
U.S.C. 2601(b)(2)), Presidential Determination Number 99-6 of November 
30, 1998, and Department of State Delegation 513, I hereby designate 
[vulnerable] * migrants in [name of country] as eligible for assistance 
under section 2(b)(2) of the Act, and determine that such assistance 
will contribute to the foreign policy interests of the United States. 
This determination shall be transmitted to the President and published 
in the Federal Register.''
    * The word ``vulnerable'' is included in the determinations 
regarding Equatorial Guinea, Palau, and Liberia, only.
    Determination dates: Equatorial Guinea, October 3, 2025; Palau, 
December 23, 2025; Liberia, January 6, 2026; Sierra Leone, April 7, 
2026; Burundi, April 8, 2026; Saint Kitts and Nevis, April 15, 2026; 
Dominican Republic May 27, 2026; Honduras, September 14, 2026; 
Guatemala, September 21, 2026.

Adam Zerbinopoulos,
Senior Bureau Official Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-20550 Filed 10-6-26; 8:45 am]
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