BIA Finds IJs Can Dismiss Removal Proceedings If They Find Meritless Asylum Applications for Sole Purpose of Seeking Cancellation

The Board of Immigration Appeals held on May 31, 2019 that an immigration judge (IJ) has the authority to dismiss removal proceedings upon a finding that it is an abuse of the asylum process to file a meritless asylum application with USCIS for the sole purpose of seeking cancellation of removal in the immigration court.

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