Title 8, Part 208 — Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal

General.

Jurisdiction.

Form of application.

Filing the application.

Special duties toward aliens in custody of DHS.

Disclosure to third parties.

Employment authorization.

Limitations on travel outside the United States.

Procedure for interview before an asylum officer.

Failure to appear at an interview before an asylum officer or failure to follow requirements for fingerprint processing.

Comments from the Department of State.

Reliance on information compiled by other sources.

Establishing asylum eligibility.

Approval, denial, referral, or dismissal of application.

Definition of “firm resettlement.”

Withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture.

Deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.

Implementation of the Convention Against Torture.

Decisions.

Determining if an asylum application is frivolous.

Admission of the asylee's spouse and children.

Effect on exclusion, deportation, and removal proceedings.

Restoration of status.

Termination of asylum or withholding of removal or deportation.

Severability.

§§ 208.26-208.29 [Reserved]

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.

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.

Lawful pathways condition on asylum eligibility.

Limitation on asylum eligibility and credible fear procedures for those who enter the United States during emergency border circumstances.