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DOJ/INS RIN: 1115-AE93 Publication ID: Fall 1997 
Title: ●New Rules Regarding Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal 
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Services regulations that govern asylum and withholding of removal. This rule clarifies that, in cases where the applicant has established past persecution, the Attorney General may deny asylum in the exercise of discretion, if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the applicant does not face a reasonable possibility of future persecution in the applicant's country of nationality or, if stateless, the applicant's country of last habitual residence. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103    8 USC 1158    8 USC 1226    8 USC 1252    8 USC 1252 note    8 USC 1252b    8 USC 1253    8 USC 1282    8 USC 1283    31 USC 9701    8 CFR 2   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Added by Section 133 of IIRIRA, effective on date of enforcement  12/00/1997 
NPRM  Statutory  Added by Section 133 of IIRIRA, effective on date of enforcement  11/00/1997 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  11/00/1997    
NPRM  11/00/1997    
Interim Final Rule  02/00/1998    
Final Action  04/00/1998    
Additional Information: INS No. 1865-97
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Lori Scialabba
Deputy Chief, Asylum Division
3rd Floor, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1625
Fax:202 272-1687
Email: joanna.ruppel@dhs.gov

Owen B. Cooper
General Counsel
Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
425 I Street NW,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone:202 514-2895