8 CFR § 250.2 - Removal authorization.

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title: "8 CFR § 250.2 - Removal authorization."
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title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
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section_name: "Removal authorization."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_number: "250"
part_name: "REMOVAL OF ALIENS WHO HAVE FALLEN INTO DISTRESS"
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# 250.2 Removal authorization.

If the district director grants the application he shall issue an authorization for the alien's removal on Form I-202. Upon issuance of the authorization, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the alien may be removed from the United States at government expense.

[22 FR 9802, Dec. 6, 1957]