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Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 1208', '§ 1208', '§1208', '§1003', '§1208', '§1208', '§1208', '§12', '§1235', '§1235', '§1208', '§1208', '§103', '§103', '§1208']

\ slb \ SERVICE LAW BOOKS MENU \ TITLE 8 OF CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (8 CFR) \ 8 CFR PART 1208 -- PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL \ § 1208.14 Approval, denial, referral, or dismissal of application.
(a) By an immigration judge. Unless otherwise prohibited in §1208.13(c)
of the Act. In no case shall an immigration judge grant asylum without compliance with the requirements of §1003.47
concerning identity, law enforcement, or security investigations or examinations.
(b) Approval by an asylum officer. In any case within the jurisdiction of the Office of International Affairs, unless otherwise prohibited in §1208.13(c)
(c) Denial, referral, or dismissal by an asylum officer. If the asylum officer does not grant asylum to an applicant after an interview conducted in accordance with §1208.9
, or if, as provided in §1208.10
, the applicant is deemed to have waived his or her right to an interview or an adjudication by an asylum officer, the asylum officer shall deny, refer, or dismiss the application, as follows:
(4) Alien paroled into the United States whose parole has expired or is terminated -(i) Alien paroled prior to April 1, 1997, or with advance authorization for parole. In the case of an applicant who was paroled into the United States prior to April 1, 1997, or who, prior to departure from the United States, had received an advance authorization for parole, the asylum officer shall refer the application, together with the appropriate charging documents, to an immigration judge for adjudication in removal proceedings if the parole has expired, the Service has terminated parole, or the Service is terminating parole through issuance of the charging documents, pursuant to §12
12.5(d)(2)(i) of this chapter.
(ii) Alien paroled on or after April 1, 1997, without advance authorization for parole. In the case of an applicant who is an arriving alien or is otherwise subject to removal under §1235.3(b)
of the Act and the asylum officer does not intend to lodge any additional charges of inadmissibility, the asylum officer shall proceed in accordance wi
th §1235.3(b) of t
his chapter. If such applicant is found to have a credible fear of persecution or torture based on information elicited from the asylum interview, an asylum officer may refer the applicant directly to an immigration judge in removal proceedings under section 240 of the Act, without conducting a separate credible fear interview pursuant to §1208.30
. If such applicant is not found to have a credible fear based on information elicited at the asylum interview, an asylum officer will conduct a credible fear interview and the applicant will be subject to the credible fear process specified at §1208.30(b)
(d) Applicability of §103.2(b)
of this chapter. No application for asylum or withholding of deportation shall be subject to denial pursuant to §103.2(b)
(e) Duration. If the applicant is granted asylum, the grant will be effective for an indefinite period, subject to termination as provided in §1208.24
(g) Applicants granted lawful permanent residence status. If an asylum applicant is granted adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident, the Service may provide written notice to the applicant that his or her asylum application will be presumed abandoned and dismissed without prejudice, unless the applicant submits a written request within 30 days of the notice, that the asylum application be adjudicated. If an applicant does not respond within 30 days of the date the written notice was sent or served, the Service may presume the asylum application abandoned
and dismiss it without prejudice.