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8 C.F.R. § 208.8

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(a) An applicant who leaves the United States without first obtaining advance parole under § 212.5(f) of this chapter shall be presumed to have abandoned his or her application under this section.

(b) An applicant who leaves the United States pursuant to advance parole under § 212.5(f) of this chapter and returns to the country of claimed persecution shall be presumed to have abandoned his or her application, unless the applicant is able to establish compelling reasons for such return.

[62 FR 10337, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 82255, Dec. 28, 2000]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 73 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Frentescu, 18 I. & N. Dec. 244 (BIA 1982).
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Frentescu, 18 I. & N. Dec. 244 (BIA 1982). · cites it 6× “" Section 243(h)(2)(B) of the Act; 8 C.F.R. 208.8(f)(iv). In order to determine whether the applicant in this proceeding is eligible for relief, we first must ascertain the meaning of "particularly serious crime" as used in the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
Rene Carvajal-Munoz v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 743 F.2d 562 (7th Cir. 1984). · cites it 5× “The regulations specify six situations in which the district director must deny asylum status, see 8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (f)(i)-(vi) (1984), 4 and provide for no administrative *566 appeals from the district director’s decisions, see 8 C.”
Moises Garcia-Mir v. William French Smith, 766 F.2d 1478 (11th Cir. 1985). · cites it 3× “§ 1253 (h)(2); 8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (f). They contend, however, that the court’s order was proper because it is impossible to determine at this time which individuals will be ineligible under 8 U.”
Mohamed Abdille v. John Ashcroft, Attorney Gen. of the United States, 242 F.3d 477 (3rd Cir. 2001). “Prior to 1990, INS regulations prohibited district directors from granting asylum to aliens who had firmly resettled in a third country, see 8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (f)(1)(h) (1988), but the BIA interpreted that regulation as not applying either to immigration judges or to the Board…”
Dori Zardui-Quintana v. Louis M. Richard, 768 F.2d 1213 (11th Cir. 1985). · cites it 3× “§ 1253 (h)(2)(B) (1982) and 8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (f)(iv) (1985). 5 Petitioners filed a joint habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia claiming that the district director acted unlawfully in denying their motions for stays, 6 and…”
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983). · cites it 6× “5 (1966) 23 8 C.F.R. 208.8(F)(1)(i). The standards parallel treaty law.”
Espectacion Bolanos-Hernandez v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 767 F.2d 1277 (9th Cir. 1985). · cites it 2× “See also 8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (1983) (factors governing discretion).”
Adela Hernandez-Ortiz v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 777 F.2d 509 (9th Cir. 1985). · cites it 2× “We note, however, that 8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (f)(1) (1985) lists a small number of factors that require the denial of relief, e.”
David Wachira Ngarurih v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney Gen. of the United States, 371 F.3d 182 (4th Cir. 2004). “See 8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (a). 6 Ngarurih testified that he returned to Kenya in 1997 when he learned that his younger brother had been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for rape.”
A-g-g, 25 I. & N. Dec. 486 (BIA 2011). · cites it 2× “8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (f)(1)(ii) (1981). These regulations considered a refugee firmly resettled “if he was offered resident status, citizenship, or some other type of permanent resettlement by another nation and traveled to and entered that nation as a consequence of his flight from…”
Orantes-Hernandez v. Smith, 541 F. Supp. 351 (C.D. Cal. 1982). · cites it 2× “8 C.F.R. § 208.8 (f)(4). In sum, the Court cannot issue a preliminary order requiring defendants to process asylum applications through the district directors in the absence of a showing of irreparable injury to plaintiffs.”
Salvador Del Valle v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 776 F.2d 1407 (9th Cir. 1985). · cites it 2× “A refugee is a person who has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular group, or political opinion. Id. If an alien qualifies as a refugee, the Attorney General has the discretion to grant asylum under section…”
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— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(4) — 1 case
Gillar v. Emp. Div., 717 P.2d 131 (Or. 1986).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(F)(1)(i) — 2 cases
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983). “5 (1966) 23 8 C.F.R. 208.8(F)(1)(i). The standards parallel treaty law.”
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(a) — 1 case
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 550 F. Supp. 90 (E.D.N.Y 1982).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(b) — 3 cases
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983). “5 (1966) 23 8 C.F.R. 208.8(F)(1)(i). The standards parallel treaty law.”
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983).
Zoghbi v. Gonzales, 148 F. App'x 596 (9th Cir. 2005).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(c) — 1 case
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 550 F. Supp. 90 (E.D.N.Y 1982).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(d) — 3 cases
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983). “5 (1966) 23 8 C.F.R. 208.8(F)(1)(i). The standards parallel treaty law.”
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 550 F. Supp. 90 (E.D.N.Y 1982).
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(e) — 1 case
Portales, 18 I. & N. Dec. 239 (BIA 1982).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(f) — 1 case
Francisca Sophia Ipina v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 868 F.2d 511 (1st Cir. 1989).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(f)(1)(v) — 1 case
Doural, 18 I. & N. Dec. 37 (BIA 1981).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(f)(2) — 1 case
Salim, 18 I. & N. Dec. 311 (BIA 1982).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(f)(3) — 2 cases
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983). “5 (1966) 23 8 C.F.R. 208.8(F)(1)(i). The standards parallel treaty law.”
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(f)(i) — 2 cases
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava, 708 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1983). “5 (1966) 23 8 C.F.R. 208.8(F)(1)(i). The standards parallel treaty law.”
Fang-Sui Yau v. Gustafson, 623 F. Supp. 1515 (C.D. Cal. 1985).
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(f)(iv) — 1 case
Frentescu, 18 I. & N. Dec. 244 (BIA 1982). “" Section 243(h)(2)(B) of the Act; 8 C.F.R. 208.8(f)(iv). In order to determine whether the applicant in this proceeding is eligible for relief, we first must ascertain the meaning of "particularly serious crime" as used in the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(f)(v) — 1 case
Frentescu, 18 I. & N. Dec. 244 (BIA 1982). “" Section 243(h)(2)(B) of the Act; 8 C.F.R. 208.8(f)(iv). In order to determine whether the applicant in this proceeding is eligible for relief, we first must ascertain the meaning of "particularly serious crime" as used in the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
— 8 C.F.R. § 208.8(t)(iv) — 1 case
Frentescu, 18 I. & N. Dec. 244 (BIA 1982). “" Section 243(h)(2)(B) of the Act; 8 C.F.R. 208.8(f)(iv). In order to determine whether the applicant in this proceeding is eligible for relief, we first must ascertain the meaning of "particularly serious crime" as used in the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
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