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# Sec. 100018. Amendment to authority to apply for asylum
- URL: https://obbba-ghost.demo.discussionbridge.dev/sec-100018-amendment-to-authority-to-apply-for-asylum/
- Published: 2025-07-25T00:16:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T10:05:07.000Z
- Author: Ghost
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Section 208(d)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(3)) is amended—

(1) in the first sentence, by striking “may” and inserting “shall”;

(2) by striking “Such fees shall not exceed” and all that follows and inserting the following: “Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General to set additional adjudication and naturalization fees in accordance with section 286(m).”.

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