Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§6471 Use of Annual Report
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - REFUGEE, ASYLUM, AND CONSULAR MATTERS › § 6471
Summary
The Annual Report and related documents must be used by judges and officers deciding religious persecution claims; if the report doesn’t mention something the person describes, that alone can’t be the only reason to deny the claim.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §6471
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 6471
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73