§208.20. Determining if an asylum application is frivolous. — Inbound Citations

(5) Knowingly filing a frivolous application on or after April 1, 1997, so long as the applicant has received the notice required by section 208(d)(4) of the Act, shall render the applicant permanently ineligible for any benefits under the Act pursuant to § 208.20; and

(3) The immigration judge may, based on significant Government need, grant DHS continuances and extend DHS's filing deadlines. Significant Government need may include, but is not limited to, confirming domestic or foreign law-enforcement interest in the respondent, conducting forensic analysis of documents submitted in support of a relief application or other fraud-related investigations, and securing criminal history information, translations of foreign language documents, witness testimony or affidavits, or evidence suggesting that the respondent is described in sections 208(a)(2)(A)(C), 208(b)(2), or 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act or has filed a frivolous asylum application as defined in 8 CFR 208.20.

(2) Paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section shall only apply to applications filed on or after January 11, 2021.

(2) Paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section shall only apply to applications filed on or after January 11, 2021.

(2) Paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section shall only apply to applications filed on or after January 11, 2021.

(2) Paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section shall only apply to applications filed on or after January 11, 2021.

(2) Paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section shall only apply to applications filed on or after January 11, 2021.