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§ Sec. 208.18 Implementation of the Convention Against Torture. (Added effective 3/22/99; previous § 208.18 now § 208.19 64 FR 8478)
\ slb \ SERVICE LAW BOOKS MENU \ TITLE 8 OF CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (8 CFR) \ 8 CFR PART 208 -- PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL (Part revised effective 4/1/97; 62 FR 10312) \ § Sec. 208.18 Implementation of the Convention Against Torture. (Added effective 3/22/99; previous § 208.18 now § 208.19 64 FR 8478)
§ Sec. 208.18
Implementation of the Convention Against Torture. (Added effective 3/22/99; previous § 208.18 now §
208.19 64 FR 8478
. The definitions in this subsection incorporate the definition of torture contained in Article 1 of the Convention Against Torture, subject to the reservations, understandings, declarations, and provisos contained in the United States Senate resolution of ratification of the Convention.
(b) Applicability of §§ 208.16(c)
and 208.17(a)
(1) Aliens in proceedings on or after March 22, 1999
. An alien who is in exclusion, deportation, or removal proceedings on or after March 22, 1999 may apply for withholding of removal under § 208.16(c)
, and, if applicable, may be considered for deferral of removal under § 208.17(a)
(2) Aliens who were ordered removed, or whose removal orders became final, before March 22, 1999
. An alien under a final order of deportation, exclusion, or removal that became final prior to March 22, 1999 may move to reopen proceedings for the sole purpose of seeking protection under § 208.16(c)
. Such motions shall be governed by §§ 3.23 and 3.2
of this chapter, except that the time and numerical limitations on motions to reopen shall not apply and the alien shall not be required to demonstrate that the evidence sought to be offered was unavailable and could not have been discovered or presented at the former hearing. The motion to reopen shall not be granted unless: (Introductory text corrected effective 3/22/99; 64 FR 13881
(ii) The evidence sought to be offered establishes a prima facie case that the applicant's removal must be withheld or deferred under §§ 208.16(c)
208.17(a)
(3) Aliens who, on March 22, 1999, have requests pending with the Service for protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture
(i) Except as otherwise provided, after March 22, 1999, the Service will not:
(A) The notice shall inform an alien who is under an order of removal issued by EOIR that, in order to seek consideration of a claim under §§ 208.16(c)
, such an alien must file a motion to reopen with the immigration court or the Board of Immigration Appeals. This notice shall be accompanied by a stay of removal, effective until 30 days after service of the notice on the alien. A motion to reopen filed under this paragraph for the limited purpose of asserting a claim under §§ 208.16(c)
shall not be subject to the requirements for reopening in §§ 3.2
and 3.23
of this chapter. Such a motion shall be granted if it is accompanied by a copy of the notice described in paragraph (b)(3)(ii) or by other convincing evidence that the alien had a request pending with the Service for protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture on March 22, 1999. The filing of such a motion shall extend the stay of removal during the pendency of the adjudication of this motion.
(B) The notice shall inform an alien who is under an administrative order of removal issued by the Service under section 238(b)
of the Act or an exclusion, deportation, or removal order reinstated by the Service under section 241(a)(5)
of the Act that the alien's claim to withholding of removal under § 208.16(c)
or deferral of removal under § 208.17(a)
will be considered under § 208.31
(C) The notice shall inform an alien who is under an administrative order of removal issued by the Service under section 235(c)
of the Act that the alien's claim to protection under the Convention Against Torture will be decided by the Service as provided in § 208.18(d)
and 235.8(b)(4)
and will not be considered under the provisions of this part relating to consideration or review by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an asylum officer.
(4) Aliens whose claims to protection under the Convention Against Torture were finally decided by the Service prior to March 22, 1999
. Sections § 208.16(c)
and § 208.17(a)
and paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this section do not apply to cases in which, prior to March 22, 1999, the Service has made a final administrative determination about the applicability of Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture to the case of an alien who filed a request with the Service for protection under Article 3. If, prior to March 22, 1999, the Service determined that an applicant cannot be removed consistent with the Convention Against Torture, the alien shall be considered to have been granted withholding of removal under § 208.16(c)
, unless the alien is subject to mandatory denial of withholding of removal under § 208.16(d)(2)
or (d)(3)
, in which case the alien will be considered to have been granted deferral of removal under § 208.17(a)
. If, prior to March 22, 1999, the Service determined that an alien can be removed consistent with the Convention Against Torture, the alien will be considered to have been finally denied withholding of removal under § 208.16(c)
and deferral of removal under § 208.17(a)
(c) Diplomatic assurances against torture obtained by the Secretary of State
(1) The Secretary of State may forward to the Attorney General assurances that the Secretary has obtained from the government of a specific country that an alien would not be tortured there if the alien were removed to that country.
(2) If the Secretary of State forwards assurances described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section to the Attorney General for consideration by the Attorney General or her delegates under this paragraph, the Attorney General shall determine, in consultation with the Secretary of State, whether the assurances are sufficiently reliable to allow the alien's removal to that country consistent with Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture. The Attorney General's authority under this paragraph may be exercised b
y the Deputy Attorney General or by the Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, but may not be further delegated.
(d) Cases involving aliens ordered removed under section 235(c)
. With respect to an alien terrorist or other alien subject to administrative removal under section 235(c)
of the Act who requests protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture, the Service will assess the applicability of Article 3 through the removal process to ensure that a removal order will not be executed under circumstances that would violate the obligations of the United States under Article 3. In such cases, the provisions of Part 208
relating to consideration or review by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an asylum officer shall not apply.
(e) Judicial review of claims for protection from removal under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture
(1) Pursuant to the provisions of section 2242(d)
of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, there shall be no judicial appeal or review of any action, decision, or claim raised under the Convention or that section, except as part of the review of a final order of removal pursuant to section 242
of the Act; provide however, that any appeal or petition regarding an action, decision, or claim under the Convention or under section 2242
of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 shall not be deemed to include or authorize the consideration of any administrative order or decision, or portion thereof, the appeal or review of which is restricted or prohibited by the Act.