[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2010]
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.