8 CFR PART 1208 -- PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL

Subpart A-Asylum and Withholding of Removal

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1208.1	General.
1208.2	Jurisdiction
1208.3	Form of application.
1208.4	Filing the application.
1208.5	Special duties toward aliens in custody of DHS. (Section heading revised effective 11/28/09; 74 FR 55725 )
1208.6	Disclosure to third parties.
1208.7	Employment authorization.
1208.8	Limitations on travel outside the United States.
1208.9	Procedure for interview before an asylum officer.
1208.10	Failure to appear at a scheduled hearing before an immigration judge; failure to follow requirements for biometrics and other biographical information processing.
1208.11	Comments from the Department of State.
1208.12	Reliance on information compiled by other sources.
1208.13	Establishing asylum eligibility.
1208.14	Approval, denial, referral, or dismissal of application.
1208.15	Definition of "firm resettlement."
1208.16	Withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
1208.17	Deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
1208.18	Implementation of the Convention Against Torture.
1208.19	Decisions.
1208.20	Determining if an asylum application is frivolous.
1208.21	Admission of the asylee's spouse and children.
1208.22	Effect on exclusion, deportation, and removal proceedings.
1208.23	Restoration of status.
1208.24	Termination of asylum or withholding of removal or deportation.
1208.25 - 1208.29	[Reserved]
	Subpart B-Credible Fear of Persecution
1208.30	Credible fear determinations involving stowaways and applicants for admission found inadmissible pursuant to section 212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7) of the Act.
1208.31	Reasonable fear of persecution or torture determinations involving aliens ordered removed under section 238(b) of the Act and aliens whose removal is reinstated under section 241(a)(5) of the Act.

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1158, 1226, 1252, 1282; Title VII of Public Law 110-229.

Source: 62 FR 10337, Mar. 6, 1997, unless otherwise noted. Duplicated from part 208 at 68 FR 9834, Feb. 28, 2003.

Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 1208 appear at 68 FR 9846, Feb. 28, 2003, and at 68 FR 10352, Mar. 5, 2003.

Subpart A- Subpart A-Asylum and Withholding of Removal