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title: "Record the limits on asking that an asylum bar be set aside"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-the-limits-on-asking-for-the-protection-visa-bar-to-be-lifted/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-FL20261022-8-US"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record the limits on asking that an asylum bar be set aside

> Record that an asylum application may still be considered, notwithstanding the one-year bar and the previous-application bar, if the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Attorney General either changed…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record that an asylum application may still be considered, notwithstanding the one-year bar and the previous-application bar, if the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Attorney General either changed circumstances which materially affect eligibility for asylum, or extraordinary circumstances relating to the delay in filing within the one-year period. Record that the safe-third-country bar and the one-year bar do not apply to an unaccompanied alien child as defined in the statute that section cites. Do not decide that the showing is made. Do not define unaccompanied alien child. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the exception is shown. 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(D) is the changed-circumstances and extraordinary-circumstances text. It reaches subparagraphs (B) and (C), not the safe-third-country bar in (A). Subparagraph (E) says (A) and (B) do not apply to an unaccompanied alien child as defined in 6 U.S.C. § 279(g). That definition was not opened. 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38(b)(2) uses a denial under section 208(a)(2)(A), (B), or (C) when it chooses the Board appeal period, so a bar that is set aside can also change which appeal period applies. The tool does not decide the exception. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Record the limits on asking for the protection-visa bar to be lifted](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-the-limits-on-asking-for-the-protection-visa-bar-to-be-lifted.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record that an asylum application may still be considered, notwithstanding the one-year bar and the previous-application bar, if the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Attorney General either changed circumstances which materially affect eligibility for asylum, or extraordinary circumstances relating to the delay in filing within the one-year period. Record that the safe-third-country bar and the one-year bar do not apply to an unaccompanied alien child as defined in the statute that section cites. Do not decide that the showing is made. Do not define unaccompanied alien child.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Changed circumstances must materially affect eligibility. Extraordinary circumstances are tied to the delay in the one-year period.
- The definition of an unaccompanied alien child was not opened. Do not paraphrase it.

## Sources

- [8 U.S.C. § 1158, asylum](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1158) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [8 C.F.R. § 1003.38, appeals from an immigration judge](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/1003.38) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*