Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/208.6
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8 CFR 208.6 - Disclosure to third parties. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 8 › Chapter I › Subchapter B › Part 208 › Subpart A › Section 208.6 8 CFR 208.6 - Disclosure to third parties.
§ 208.6 Disclosure to third parties.
(a) Information contained in or pertaining to any asylum application, records pertaining to any credible fear determination conducted pursuant to § 208.30, and records pertaining to any reasonable fear determination conducted pursuant to § 208.31, shall not be disclosed without the written consent of the applicant, except as permitted by this section or at the discretion of the Attorney General. (b) The confidentiality of other records kept by the Service and the Executive Office for Immigration Review that indicate that a specific alien has applied for asylum, received a credible fear or reasonable fear interview, or received a credible fear or reasonable fear review shall also be protected from disclosure. The Service will coordinate with the Department of State to ensure that the confidentiality of those records is maintained if they are transmitted to Department of State offices in other countries. (c) This section shall not apply to any disclosure to: (1) Any United States Government official or contractor having a need to examine information in connection with: (i) The adjudication of asylum applications; (ii) The consideration of a request for a credible fear or reasonable fear interview, or a credible fear or reasonable fear review; (iii) The defense of any legal action arising from the adjudication of, or failure to adjudicate, the asylum application, or from a credible fear determination or reasonable fear determination under § 208.30 or § 208.31; (iv) The defense of any legal action of which the asylum application, credible fear determination, or reasonable fear determination is a part; or
(v) Any United States Government investigation concerning any criminal or civil matter; or (2) Any Federal, State, or local court in the United States considering any legal action:
(i) Arising from the adjudication of, or failure to adjudicate, the asylum application, or from a credible fear or reasonable fear determination under § 208.30 or § 208.31; or (ii) Arising from the proceedings of which the asylum application, credible fear determination, or reasonable fear determination is a part. [ 65 FR 76133, Dec. 6, 2000]