[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 8, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 8CFR207.5]



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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY

 

               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 207_ADMISSION OF REFUGEES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 207.5  Waiting lists and priority handling.



    Waiting lists are maintained for each designated refugee group of 

special humanitarian concern. Each applicant whose application is 

accepted for filing by the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall 

be registered as of the date of filing. The date of filing is the 

priority date for purposes of case control. Refugees or groups of 

refugees may be selected from these lists in a manner that will best 

support the policies and interests of the United States. The Attorney 

General may adopt appropriate criteria for selecting the refugees and 

assignment of processing priorities for each designated group based upon 

such considerations as: Reuniting families, close association with the 

United States, compelling humanitarian concerns, and public interest 

factors.