Sec. 20. Termination of Asylum Status Pursuant to Return to Home Country
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Except as provided in subsections
(b)and (c), any alien who is granted asylum or refugee status under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), who, without a compelling reason as determined by the Secretary, subsequently returns to the country of such alien’s nationality or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, returns to any country in which such alien last habitually resided, and who applied for such status because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution in that country on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, shall have his or her status terminated. The Secretary has discretion to waive subsection
(a)if it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien had a compelling reason for the return. The waiver may be sought prior to departure from the United States or upon return. Subsection
(a)shall not apply to an alien who is eligible for adjustment to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 ( Public Law 89–732 ).
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Termination of Asylum Status Pursuant to Return to Home Country
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89-732
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