I do believe in a time delay that commences on termination of the refugee claim and initiation of the H and C, for practical reasons. In terms of what an officer can consider and not consider, it's going to be a tough call. I'm hard pressed to completely exclude all information obtained in the course of a refugee determination hearing from an H and C application. If there's something relevant that connects to post-facto evidence, it's got to have a context. If that context is anchored in the refugee work, so be it.
On May 13th, 2010. See this statement in context.