Part 208 - Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal  


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.
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§§ 208.23--208.29 - [Reserved]
§§ 208.25--208.29 - [Reserved]
§§ 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.