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DOJ/EOIR RIN: 1125-AA75 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Asylum and Withholding Definitions 
Abstract:

This rule would provide guidance on a number of issues central to the adjudication of applications for asylum and withholding of removal. In particular, this rule would clarify the definitions of "particular social group" and "persecution," as well as the statutory requirement that, to result in asylum eligibility, persecution must be "on account of" a protected ground. This rule would also make clear that, under certain circumstances, a person who has suffered, or fears suffering, domestic violence can qualify for asylum or withholding of removal. The Department of Justice began this regulatory initiative in 2000 by publishing a proposed rule.

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1208   
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101    8 U.S.C. 1103    8 U.S.C. 1158    8 U.S.C. 1226    8 U.S.C. 1252    8 U.S.C. 1282    title VII of Pub. L. 110-229   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/07/2000  65 FR 76588   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/22/2001 
NPRM  To Be Determined 
NPRM Comment Period End  To Be Determined 
Additional Information: The Department of Justice began this regulatory initiative in 2000 by publishing a proposed rule (65 FR 76588).
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jean King
General Counsel
Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600,
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone:703 305-0470