8 C.F.R. §208.13 - Establishing asylum eligibility

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1798 cases
  • O.A. v. Trump, Civil Action No. 18-2718 (RDM)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 2 Agosto 2019
    ...the Rule amended deals with eligibility for asylum as a general matter, applicable irrespective of how an alien applies for asylum. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.13 ("Establishing asylum eligibility"). Among other things, that regulation sets forth certain "mandatory" grounds for denial of asylum appl......
  • Ngwanyia v. Ashcroft, No. Civ. 02-502(RHK/AJB).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 8th Circuit. United States District Court of Minnesota
    • 12 Febrero 2004
    ..."refugee," within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A), and meets other criteria, such as a well-founded fear of persecution, see 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b), the applicant may be granted asylum in the United States. Asylee status is indefinite; it does not automatically expire. 8 C.F.R. § 208......
  • E. Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Barr, Case No. 19-cv-04073-JST
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. Northern District of California
    • 24 Julio 2019
    ...nationality, or last lawful habitual residence en route 385 F.Supp.3d 935 to the United States, shall be found ineligible for asylum." 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(c)(4). The Rule provides three exceptions. First, the Rule does not apply if the alien "applied for protection from persecution or torture......
  • E. Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump, Case No. 18-cv-06810-JST
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. Northern District of California
    • 19 Noviembre 2018
    ...after the effective date of the proclamation or order contrary to the terms of the proclamation or order." Id. (to be codified at 8 C.F.R. §§ 208.13(c)(3), 1208.13(c)(3) ).3 The Rule also amends the regulations governing credible fear determinations in expedited removal proceedings. "Althou......
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11 books & journal articles
  • Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and Relief Under the Convention Against Torture
    • United States
    • ABA General Library Immigration Relief: Legal Assistance for Noncitizen Crime Victims
    • 31 Julio 2014
    ...2435489 (9th Cir. Nov. 2, 2004). 22. In re R‑A‑, 22 I. & N. Dec. 906 (B.I.A. 2001). 23. Matter of Kasinga, 21 I. & N. Dec. at 365. 24. 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1) (2013). 25. See INS v. Elias‑Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483 (1992); Matter of S‑P‑, 21 I. & N. Dec. 486, 494 (B.I.A. 1996). 26. Elias-Z......
  • 77 CBJ 171. SURVEY OF 2002-2003 DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW IN CONNECTICUT.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Bar Journal No. 2009, January 2009
    • 1 Enero 2009
    ...at 144 n. 20, citing Guan Shan Liao v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 293 F.3d 61, 67 (2d Cir. 2002). See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42) and 8 C.F.R. §§208.13, 1208.13. 128 274 F.3d 648 (2d Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 536 U.S. 941 (2002). 129 274 F.3d at 651. 130 For instance, in the sentence ......
  • Social Media and Online Persecution
    • United States
    • Georgetown Immigration Law Journal No. 35-3, April 2021
    • 1 Abril 2021
    ...may include “threats to life or freedom” and other harms.17 Despite the December 2020 regulatory 14. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(42), 1158; 8 C.F.R. §§ 208.13, 1208.13 (2021). In the United States, the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) have jurisdiction over the relief of......
  • Telling Truths: How the REAL ID Act's Credibility Provisions Affect Women Asylum Seekers
    • United States
    • Iowa Law Review No. 92-2, February 2007
    • 1 Febrero 2007
    ...of the bars does not apply, the asylum seeker must show that she cannot internally relocate in a different part of her home country. 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1)(i)(B) (2006). Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, the applicant is barred from asylum if her petition is not filed within one year o......
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