Code of Federal Regulations > Title 8 > Chapter I > Part 208 > Subpart A - Subpart A—Asylum and Withholding of Removal

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Regulations most recently checked for updates: Aug 27, 2025

§ 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.

§ 208.11 - 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.

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