8 CFR Part 208
PART 208—PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL
- PART 208—PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL
- Chapter I—Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter B—Immigration Regulations
- Subpart A—Asylum and Withholding of Removal
- § 208.1 General.
- § 208.2 Jurisdiction.
- § 208.3 Form of application.
- § 208.4 Filing the application.
- § 208.5 Special duties toward aliens in custody of DHS.
- § 208.6 Disclosure to third parties.
- § 208.7 Employment authorization.
- § 208.8 Limitations on travel outside the United States.
- § 208.9 Procedure for interview before an asylum officer.
- § 208.10 Failure to appear at an interview before an asylum officer or failure to follow requirements for fingerprint processing.
- § 208.11 Comments from the Department of State.
- § 208.12 Reliance on information compiled by other sources.
- § 208.13 Establishing asylum eligibility.
- § 208.14 Approval, denial, referral, or dismissal of application.
- § 208.15 Definition of “firm resettlement.”
- § 208.16 Withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
- § 208.17 Deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
- § 208.18 Implementation of the Convention Against Torture.
- § 208.19 Decisions.
- § 208.20 Determining if an asylum application is frivolous.
- § 208.21 Admission of the asylee's spouse and children.
- § 208.22 Effect on exclusion, deportation, and removal proceedings.
- § 208.23 Restoration of status.
- § 208.24 Termination of asylum or withholding of removal or deportation.
- § 208.25 Severability.
- §§ 208.26-208.29 [Reserved]
- Subpart B—Credible Fear of Persecution
- § 208.30 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.
- § 208.31 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.
- Subpart C—Lawful Pathways and Asylum Eligibility for Certain Aliens Who Entered Between May 11, 2023, and May 11, 2025
- § 208.33 Lawful pathways condition on asylum eligibility.
- Subpart D—Eligibility for Aliens Who Enter the United States During Emergency Border Circumstances
- § 208.35 Limitation on asylum eligibility and credible fear procedures for those who enter the United States during emergency border circumstances.
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