22 U.S.C. § 6471

Current through P.L. 118-65 (published on www.congress.gov on 06/17/2024)
Section 6471 - Use of Annual Report

The Annual Report, together with other relevant documentation, shall serve as a resource for immigration judges and consular, refugee, and asylum officers in cases involving claims of persecution on the grounds of religion. Absence of reference by the Annual Report to conditions described by the alien shall not constitute the sole grounds for a denial of the alien's claim.

22 U.S.C. § 6471

Pub. L. 105-292, title VI, §601, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2812.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

ABOLITION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSFor abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

Annual Report
The term "Annual Report" means the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom described in section 6412(b) of this title.