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Citations

• 20 I. & N. Dec. 553

Syllabus

L-, 20 I&N Dec. 553 (BIA 1992) ID 3183 (PDF) (1) Under the Visa WaiverPilot Program of section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8U.S.C. § 1187 (1988), visitors to the United States from specifiedcountries may stay for up to 90 days without a visa, provided they waiveany right to (1) review or appeal an immigration officer's determinationas to the admissibility of the alien at the port of entry into the UnitedStates, or (2) contest, other than on the basis of an application forasylum, any action for deportation against the alien. (2) Pursuant to 8 C.F.R.§§ 217.4(c) and 242.1(a) and (d) (1992), the regulatory provisionsregarding deportability determinations under section 217 of the Act, proceedingsagainst an alien admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program who hasapplied for asylum in the United States must be commenced with an Orderto Show Cause. (3) The regulations whichthe Immigration and Naturalization Service promulgates have the forceand effect of law and are binding on the Service.