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asylum officer [1 record]

Record 1 2014-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
CONT

There are two ways in which a foreigner in the United States can be granted asylum: affirmatively and defensively ... Affirmative requests are carried out through the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), whereby determination is made by a US CIS asylum officer ... The defensive process occurs when asylum is granted or rejected during removal proceedings by an immigration judge of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) of the Department of Justice ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
CONT

Il y a deux façons d'obtenir l'asile aux États-Unis : soit par le processus dit «affirmatif», soit par le processus dit «défensif» [...] Dans le processus affirmatif, les demandes sont traitées par l'entremise des Services de citoyenneté et d’immigration des États-Unis [...], où un agent préposé aux demandes d'asile rend une décision [...] Le processus défensif a lieu lorsque le droit d'asile est octroyé ou refusé au cours du processus de renvoi par un juge de l'immigration du Bureau administratif d'examen des dossiers d'immigration (Executive Office for Immigration Review - EOIR) du département de la Justice [...]

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