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Title 8Aliens and NationalityPart / Section
Chapter IDepartment of Homeland Security1 – 499
Subchapter BImmigration Regulations100 – 299
Part 208Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal208.1 – 208.35
Subpart AAsylum and Withholding of Removal208.1 – 208.29
§ 208.1General.
§ 208.2Jurisdiction.
§ 208.3Form of application.
§ 208.4Filing the application.
§ 208.5Special duties toward aliens in custody of DHS.
§ 208.6Disclosure to third parties.
§ 208.7Employment authorization.
§ 208.8Limitations on travel outside the United States.
§ 208.9Procedure for interview before an asylum officer.
§ 208.10Failure to appear at an interview before an asylum officer or failure to follow requirements for fingerprint processing.
§ 208.11Comments from the Department of State.
§ 208.12Reliance on information compiled by other sources.
§ 208.13Establishing asylum eligibility.
§ 208.14Approval, denial, referral, or dismissal of application.
§ 208.15Definition of “firm resettlement.”
§ 208.16Withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
§ 208.17Deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
§ 208.18Implementation of the Convention Against Torture.
§ 208.19Decisions.
§ 208.20Determining if an asylum application is frivolous.
§ 208.21Admission of the asylee's spouse and children.
§ 208.22Effect on exclusion, deportation, and removal proceedings.
§ 208.23Restoration of status.
§ 208.24Termination of asylum or withholding of removal or deportation.
§ 208.25Severability.
§§ 208.26-208.29 [Reserved]