§ 6471. — Use of Annual Report.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 22USC6471]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 73--INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
SUBCHAPTER IV--REFUGEE, ASYLUM, AND CONSULAR MATTERS
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 105-292, title VI, Sec. 601, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2812.)
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of
Functions
For 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.
