[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: 8CFR208.12]

[Page 166]
 
                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 208_PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart A_Asylum and Withholding of Removal
 
Sec. 208.12  Reliance on information compiled by other sources.

    (a) In deciding an asylum application, or in deciding whether the 
alien has a credible fear of persecution or torture pursuant to Sec. 
208.30 of this part, or a reasonable fear of persecution or torture 
pursuant to Sec. 208.31, the asylum officer may rely on material 
provided by the Department of State, the Office of International 
Affairs, other Service offices, or other credible sources, such as 
international organizations, private voluntary agencies, news 
organizations, or academic institutions.
    (b) Nothing in this part shall be construed to entitle the applicant 
to conduct discovery directed toward the records, officers, agents, or 
employees of the Service, the Department of Justice, or the Department 
of State. Persons may continue to seek documents available through a 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request pursuant to 8 CFR part 103.

[62 FR 10337, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 8488, Feb. 19, 1999; 65 
FR 76133, Dec. 6, 2000]