Does the Attorney General have discretion to grant asylum?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ajayi v. I.N.S., 28 F.3d 104 (9th Cir. 1994):
Once an alien has demonstrated that he has satisfied the statutory criteria for eligibility, the Attorney General has discretion as to whether to grant asylum. INS v. Cardozo-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 428 n. 5 (1987). Therefore, an alien who is statutorily entitled to asylum does not necessarily have a right to remain in this country. Id.
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